STUDY OF FINGERPRINT PATTERN IN RELATION TO GENDER AND BLOOD GROUP IN JHALAWAR REGION

Dermatoglyphics, the study of epidermal ridges on palm, sole, and digits, is considered as most effective and reliable evidence of identification. Finger prints are the impressions made by fine ridges present on finger tips which are highly individualistic. The fingerprint ridges develop between 2nd and 3rd months of intra uterine life and remain unchanged in an individual throughout life. Out of many blood grouping systems available, ABO and Rh systems are the most important and are considered for the present study. Due to the immense potential of fingerprints as an effective method of identification an attempt has been made in the present work to analyse their correlation with gender and blood group of an individual. This study is carried out on 100 subjects (50 male and 50 female) having different ABO blood groups and belonging to different age groups. All the 10 fingerprints are taken and divided into loops, whorls, arches and composite. The results show that majority of the subjects belonged to blood group O. The fingerprint pattern of loops is most commonly found followed by whorls, arches and composite. Loops are higher in males whereas whorls and arches are found more in females. Composites are being in same proportion in both sexes. Highest frequency of loops is seen in O positive blood group followed by B positive. Among loops ulnar loops are predominant. Keywords: Fingerprints, Loops, Whorls, Arches, Blood Group, Pattern, Gender.

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DISTRIBUTION OF ABO AND RH (D) BLOOD GROUPS AMONG BLOOD DONORS IN DISTRICT MARDAN, PAKISTAN

Journal of Saidu Medical College, Swat ◽

10.52206/jsmc.2013.3.2.318-322 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 318-322

Author(s):

MUHAMMAD KHALID ◽

NAILA ASLAM ◽

MUHAMMAD SIYAR ◽

RASHID AHMAD

Keyword(s):

Blood Group ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Local Community ◽

Healthy Adult ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Group B ◽

Abo Blood Grouping ◽

Blood Grouping

OBJECTIVE: To find out the distribution of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups among blood donors in districtMardan and to help transfusion services in the area.STUDY DESIGN: Cross sectional descriptive study.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted in DHQ Hospital Mardan from 1st January2012 to 31st December 2012. A total of 2893 healthy adult, blood donors (both volunteer and directed) fromdistrict Mardan were included. Two ml of blood anti-coagulated with EDTA was taken and both ABO andRh (D) blood groups were determined using commercially available anti-sera of Biolaboratories. Thedistribution ofABO and Rh blood groups in the local community were then calculated.RESULTS: Among ABO blood groups “ B” (27.97%) was the most prevalent, followed by “0” (27.93%),“ A” (24.75%) and “ AB” (19.36%). Group Rh positive (94.30%) was more prevalent than Rh negative(5.70%). Similarly 0+ve (26.65%) was most frequent followed by B+ve (26.17%), A+ve (23.16%), AB+ve(18.32%), B've(1.80%),Ave(l.59%),O ve( 1.28%) and ABve( 1.04%).CONCLUSION: Blood group 'B' was most frequent among the ABO blood groups and Rh (D) positiveamong Rh blood groups while0+vewas the most frequent blood group in the study population.KEYWORDS: ABO Blood grouping, Rh (D) blood grouping, Mardan.

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Impact of blood group in dengue: a study

International Journal of Advances in Medicine ◽

10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20194236 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 1647

Author(s):

Anagha A. Joshi ◽

Fazeela Muneer ◽

Gayathri B. R. ◽

Divyashree B. N.

Keyword(s):

Blood Group ◽

Hematological Parameters ◽

Blood Groups ◽

The Other ◽

Severe Thrombocytopenia ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Male Predominance ◽

Close Supervision ◽

Age Range ◽

Blood Grouping

Background: Dengue can result in high mortality. Several studies have shown an association of blood groups with the severity of dengue. In our study we attempt to associate the prevalence of blood groups with the known hematological prognosticators and thus derive its impact on the severity of dengue. We aim to study the patterns and prevalence of different ABO blood groups in dengue fever.Methods: A total of 100 serologically proven dengue cases over a month’s period in November 2016 were recruited for our study. Their relevant hematological data (obtained by automated haematology analyser and peripheral smears) and blood grouping results were recorded and analyzed.Results: The age range was 5 months to 65 years with a slight male predominance. Analysis of the blood group patterns showed prevalence of O group (42%) followed by A and B group (27% each). B group was more prevalent in children (34%) and females (31%) with dengue.The patients with B group showed increased derangement in hematological parameters namely higher number of cases with B group showed rise in haematocrit (59%), an increased number of cases with leucopenia (56%), higher proportion of cases with lymphocytosis (45%) and severe thrombocytopenia (74%) when compared to the other blood groups.Conclusions: Our study shows that blood groups can impact severity of dengue and that B group is a risk factor for severity hence, such individuals warrant close supervision especially in the presence of other risk factors.

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A Complete Review Article on ABC of Blood Groups

Asian Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.15419/ajhs.v2i1.426 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Purna Singh A ◽

Shivanand S Rathod ◽

Praveen K Kodumuru ◽

Desai JM ◽

Vaishali Nagose

Keyword(s):

Blood Group ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Hemolytic Disease ◽

Transfusion Therapy ◽

Abo Incompatibility ◽

Grouping Systems ◽

Rh Blood Group ◽

Blood Grouping ◽

Increased Susceptibility

ABO and Rh blood group systems are the most important blood grouping systems from clinical aspect. Determination of blood group is important for blood transfusion therapy, medico-legal purposes, organ transplantation, settlement of paternity disputes etc. Nearly 25 types of blood groups are present. ABO incompatibility between mother and fetus may produce infertility or hemolytic disease of the new born, and persons of certain blood groups have an increased susceptibility to peptic ulcer or gastric cancer. The purpose of this review is to summarize the concepts and origin of ABO and other blood groups systems and Chemistry of Blood group specificity (Glycoproteins found in body fluids).

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Evaluating of the association between ABO blood groups and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iraqi patients

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics ◽

10.1186/s43042-020-00097-x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ali H. Ad’hiah ◽

Risala H. Allami ◽

Raghdan H. Mohsin ◽

Maha H. Abdullah ◽

Ali J. R. AL-Sa’ady ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Groups ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Fluorescence Probing ◽

Group A ◽

Risk Of Disease ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Polymorphic System ◽

Made In

Abstract Background Susceptibility to the pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has recently been associated with ABO blood groups in patients of different ethnicities. This study sought to understand the genetic association of this polymorphic system with risk of disease in Iraqi patients. Two outcomes of COVID-19, recovery and death, were also explored. ABO blood groups were determined in 300 hospitalized COVID-19 Iraqi patients (159 under therapy, 104 recovered, and 37 deceased) and 595 healthy blood donors. The detection kit for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) RNA (PCR-Fluorescence Probing) was used in the diagnosis of disease. Results Mean age was significantly increased in patients compared to controls (49.8 ± 11.7 vs. 28.9 ± 6.6 years; p < 0.001). A similar observation was made in recovered (42.1 ± 10.4 vs. 28.9 ± 6.6 years; p < 0.001) and deceased (53.6 ± 9.7 vs. 28.9 ± 6.6 years; p < 0.001) cases. The mean age was also significantly increased in deceased cases compared to recovered cases (53.6 ± 9.7 vs. 42.1 ± 10.4 years; p < 0.001). There were gender-dependent differences in COVID-19 prevalence. The percentage of COVID-19 was higher in males than in females (all cases: 59.7 vs. 40.3%; recovered cases: 55.8 vs. 44.2%). Such male-gender preponderance was more pronounced in deceased cases (67.6 vs. 32.4%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that groups AB and B + AB were significantly associated with increased risk to develop COVID-19 (OR = 3.10; 95% CI 1.59–6.05; pc = 0.007 and OR = 2.16; 95% CI 1.28–3.63; pc = 0.028, respectively). No ABO-associated risk was observed in recovered cases. On the contrary, groups A (OR = 14.60; 95% CI 2.85–74.88; pc = 0.007), AB (OR = 12.92; 95% CI 2.11–79.29; pc = 0.042), A + AB (OR = 14.67; 95% CI 2.98–72.33; pc = 0.007), and A + B + AB (OR = 9.67; 95% CI 2.02–46.24; pc = 0.035) were associated with increased risk of death in deceased cases. Conclusions The findings of this study suggest that group AB may be a susceptibility biomarker for COVID-19, while group A may be associated with increased risk of death.

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Correlation of ABO Blood Groups and Rh Factor with The Severity of Generalized Chronic Periodontitis: Across Sectional Study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2019.044 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 617-622 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Diana Mostafa ◽

Essam I. Elkhatat ◽

Pradeep Koppolu ◽

Muna Mahgoub ◽

Esam Dhaifullah ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Blood Group ◽

Chronic Periodontitis ◽

Periodontal Diseases ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Blood Group Antigens ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Group I

BACKGROUND: The development of periodontal diseases depends on the presence of causative microorganisms, host immunity and risk factors. Although variability present among the types of periodontal diseases, all are represented to a shared interaction between host and bacteria. ABO blood groups are the most investigated erythrocyte antigen system. However, limited investigations have been conducted to explore the alliance between ABO blood groups and periodontal diseases. AIM: Our purpose was to explore any possible association between the severity of chronic periodontitis with ABO blood groups and Rh factor. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 205 patients out of 1126 generalised chronic periodontitis patients (GCP) who were referred to Al-Farabi Colleges, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They were categorized into; group I (mild), group II (moderate) and group III (sever). RESULTS: The patients with blood group O were at a greater risk to develop GCP irrespective of its severity, followed by those with blood group A, B, and AB. The dispensation of the Rh factor in all groups exhibited a significantly greater distribution of Rh positive. CONCLUSION: Genetic factors such as ABO blood group antigens may act as a risk influencer that affects the progression and severity of the chronic periodontitis.

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Association of ABO blood groups with presentation and outcomes of confirmed SARS CoV-2 infection: A prospective study in the largest COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Bangladesh

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0249252 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. e0249252

Author(s):

Reaz Mahmud ◽

Mohammad Aftab Rassel ◽

Farhana Binte Monayem ◽

S. K. Jakaria Been Sayeed ◽

Md Shahidul Islam ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Blood Group ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Duration Of Symptoms ◽

Presenting Symptoms ◽

Blood Group A ◽

Group I ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Group A ◽

Group Ii

Background Globally, studies have shown conflicting results regarding the association of blood groups with SARS CoV-2 infection. Objective To observe the association between ABO blood groups and the presentation and outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Design, setting, and participants This was a prospective cohort study of patients with mild-to-moderately severe COVID-19 infections who presented in the COVID-19 unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital and were enrolled between 01 June and 25 August, 2020. Patients were followed up for at least 30 days after disease onset. We grouped participants with A-positive and A-negative blood groups into group I and participants with other blood groups into group II. Results The cohort included 438 patients; 52 patients were lost to follow-up, five died, and 381 completed the study. The prevalence of blood group A [144 (32.9%)] was significantly higher among COVID-19 patients than in the general population (p < 0.001). The presenting age [mean (SD)] of group I [42.1 (14.5)] was higher than that of group II [38.8 (12.4), p = 0.014]. Sex (p = 0.23) and co-morbidity (hypertension, p = 0.34; diabetes, p = 0.13) did not differ between the patients in groups I and II. No differences were observed regarding important presenting symptoms, including fever (p = 0.72), cough (p = 0.69), and respiratory distress (p = 0.09). There was no significant difference in the median duration of symptoms in the two group (12 days), and conversion to the next level of severity was observed in 26 (20.6%) and 36 patients (13.8%) in group I and II, respectively. However, persistent positivity of RT-PCR at 14 days of initial positivity was more frequent among the patients in group I [24 (19%)] than among those in group II [29 (11.1%)]. Conclusions The prevalence of blood group A was higher among COVID-19 patients. Although ABO blood groups were not associated with the presentation or recovery period of COVID-19, patients with blood group A had delayed seroconversion.

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Prevalence of ABO blood groups in patients with haematological malignancies: a retrospective study

Hematology & Transfusion International Journal ◽

10.15406/htij.2020.08.00215 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 13-17

Author(s):

Ashwin Mathew ◽

Kirana Pailoor, ◽

Konchady Deepthi ◽

Suresh Shenoy

Keyword(s):

Sex Ratio ◽

Blood Group ◽

Haematological Malignancy ◽

Geographical Location ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Blood Type ◽

Haematological Malignancies ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

College Hospital ◽

And Gender

Background: The pattern and distribution of Haematological malignancies vary depending on age, sex and geographical location. Studies on the association between Haematological cancers and ABO blood types have been largely conflicting. The objective of our study was to determine the distribution of ABO blood groups among patients with Haematological malignancies and to correlate with age and gender. Materials and Methods: This was a chart based observational descriptive study involving the review of records of 85 patients with various Haematological malignancies in Father Muller Medical College Hospital for a period of two years from July 2017- June 2019. Age, gender, malignant condition, ABO and Rh blood group were collected for each case. Data was analyzed statistically by frequency and percentage. Results: The peak age incidence for various Haematological malignancies was in the fifth and sixth decades of life with a mean age of 47.The male to female sex ratio was almost 1:1. Majority of the patients were of the O blood group and an association of O blood group with various hematological malignancies with male preponderance was noted. Altogether, Leukemias were the most common Haematological malignancy observed in this study. Conclusion: The distribution, age and sex ratio of Haematological malignancies in our study was comparable to those reported by other authors with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) being the most common Haematological malignancy in our environment. There was no significant association between Haematological cancers and ABO blood type of the patients, but probably individuals with O Rh positive blood group are more prone to

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Assessing ABO/Rh Blood Group Frequency and Association with Asymptomatic Malaria among Blood Donors Attending Arba Minch Blood Bank, South Ethiopia

Malaria Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2016/8043768 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Getaneh Alemu ◽

Mohammedaman Mama

Keyword(s):

Blood Group ◽

Malaria Infection ◽

Blood Donors ◽

Blood Groups ◽

High Rate ◽

Abo Blood Group ◽

Asymptomatic Malaria ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Group Frequency ◽

Rh Blood Group

Background. Determination of the various ABO/Rh blood group distributions and their association with malaria infection has paramount importance in the context of transfusion medicine and malaria control. Methods. Facility based cross-sectional study was conducted from February to June, 2015, to assess ABO/Rh blood groups distribution and their association with asymptomatic malaria. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Blood grouping was done using monoclonal antibodies. Thin and thick blood films were examined for Plasmodium parasites. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Results. A total of 416 blood donors participated with median age of 22±0.29 (median ± standard error of the mean). Distribution of ABO phenotypes, in decreasing order, was O (175, 42.1%), A (136, 32.7%), B (87, 20.9%), and AB (18, 4.3%). Most of them were Rh+ (386, 92.8%). The overall malaria prevalence was 4.1% (17/416). ABO blood group is significantly associated with malaria infection (P=0.022). High rate of parasitemia was seen in blood group O donors (6.899, P=0.003) compared to those with other ABO blood groups. Conclusion. Blood groups O and AB phenotypes are the most and the least ABO blood groups, respectively. There is significant association between ABO blood group and asymptomatic malaria parasitemia.

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Oral Contraceptive Types in Relation to ABO Blood Groups Among Saudi Women of Different Reproductive Age Groups and Impact on Venous Thromboembolism

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ◽

10.1177/1076029620966051 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 107602962096605

Author(s):

Abdulrahman B. O. Mohamed ◽

Nabeel Al-Ama ◽

Huda Al Kreathy ◽

Khalid H. B. Ahmed ◽

Turki Al Amri ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Venous Thromboembolism ◽

Blood Group ◽

Protein C ◽

Second Generation ◽

Activated Protein C ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Fourth Generation ◽

Third Generation ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Saudi Women

Saudi women have recently started using oral contraceptives (OCs), which has led to risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The risk varies with the type of OC generations used, and with OC use the risk for VTE increases by 2- to 6-fold. This study evaluated the effect of OC types in relation to ABO blood group on the risk of VTE among Saudi women. Thrombin generation (TG) was measured in the plasma of the women in the presence and absence of platelet rich plasma, platelet poor plasma and thrombomodulin or activated protein C. OC usage increased TG parameters ETP and Peak height by 9.81% and 16.04%, respectively. An increased risk of VTE was seen among women on third generation OCs as compared to those on second generation products. Within OC generations, we found that for women using fourth generation OCs, their ETP increased by 36.18% as compared to those using second generation and by 6.07% in those using third generation compared to those using second generation. There was significant difference with respect to ABO blood groups and OC generation types, but larger sample size is required. Women who are 40 years and older and using third generation OC had a higher risk of having thrombosis (11.84%), as compared to those using second generation OC (8.79%) and to those using fourth generation OC (5.03%). An association between different OC groups and non-O blood group in thrombosis generation was noted. TG parameters were significantly increased in relation to BMI when comparing to OC users versus non-users. In addition, inhibition of TG parameters in the presence of recombinant human thrombomodulin (TM) and activated protein C (APC) were significantly increased.

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Recovery of Blood Group Antibodies from Erythrocyte Powder

Blood ◽

10.1182/blood.v14.8.913.913 ◽

1959 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. 913-919

Author(s):

FELIX MILGROM ◽

CARLOS ORELLANA ◽

MIGUEL LAYRISSE

Keyword(s):

Blood Group ◽

Antibody Production ◽

Human Erythrocyte ◽

Blood Groups ◽

Natural Antibodies ◽

Red Cells ◽

Abo Blood Groups ◽

Negative Finding

Abstract A powder from dried human erythrocyte stromata was prepared to determine whether normal autoantibodies could be recovered from unsensitized erythrocyte powder and to study some of the properties of anti-A, anti-B and anti-Rho(D) antibodies recovered from sensitized powder. Twenty-five samples of unsensitized erythrocyte powder of all ABO blood groups were tested. The amount of eluted powder was as great as 200 mg., representing about 25 ml. of packed red cells. In no instance could antibody be detected in the eluates. This negative finding could be explained in three ways: by lack of antibody production, in disagreement with Landsteiner’s rule; by neutralization of antibody by a corresponding antigen before it reached the circulation; or by immediate elimination of sensitized erythrocytes from the circulation. The eluate of A erythrocyte powder sensitized with O serum agglutinated both A and B red cells. After neutralization with A polysaccharides, the anti-A antibody disappeared and anti-B remained. These experiments appear to support the theory of the multispecific character of natural antibodies. Rh-positive erythrocyte powder was sensitized with an incomplete anti-D (anti-Rho) serum and eluted in saline. The eluate did not agglutinate Rhpositive cells, but sensitized them for the action of Coombs’ serum. The mixture of Coombs’ serum with the eluate also produced agglutination of Rh-positive cells. These phenomena are explained as being due to the lack of or the very small amount of ballast proteins in the saline eluate.

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