Frequency of the blood group antigen K and the A1A2BO groups in the Norwegian counties. 1997

L Kornstad
National Blood Group Reference Laboratory, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.

Blood samples from 15,426 blood donors from 17 out of Norway's 19 counties were tested for the presence of Kell (k) antigen. The K+ frequency in the total series was 8.28%, ranging from 4.61% in East-Agder county to 10.36% in Sogn and Fjordane. A1A2BO grouping of the donors showed that the lowest frequencies of group O were found in southeastern Norway (the counties surrounding the Oslo Fjord), and the highest along the coast of western Norway and in Nordland county. The highest A2 blood group frequencies were found in the three counties of northern Norway, with a maximum value in Finnmark county. The ratio between the genes determining the A1 and A2 properties (the p1/p2 ratio) was highest in southern Norway where in most counties was above 3. All the counties along the coast from Sogn and Fjordane northwards to the northern end of the country gave p1/p2 ratio below 3 and, in Finnmark, it was slightly below 2.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007626 Kell Blood-Group System Multiple erythrocytic antigens that comprise at least three pairs of alternates and amorphs, determined by one complex gene or possibly several genes at closely linked loci. The system is important in transfusion reactions. Its expression involves the X-chromosome. Blood-Group System, Kell,Kell Blood Group System,System, Kell Blood-Group
D009664 Norway A country located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. The capital is Oslo. Kingdom of Norway
D001788 Blood Grouping and Crossmatching Testing erythrocytes to determine presence or absence of blood-group antigens, testing of serum to determine the presence or absence of antibodies to these antigens, and selecting biocompatible blood by crossmatching samples from the donor against samples from the recipient. Crossmatching is performed prior to transfusion. Blood Typing,Crossmatching, Blood,Blood Grouping,Blood Crossmatching,Grouping, Blood,Typing, Blood
D005787 Gene Frequency The proportion of one particular in the total of all ALLELES for one genetic locus in a breeding POPULATION. Allele Frequency,Genetic Equilibrium,Equilibrium, Genetic,Allele Frequencies,Frequencies, Allele,Frequencies, Gene,Frequency, Allele,Frequency, Gene,Gene Frequencies
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000017 ABO Blood-Group System The major human blood type system which depends on the presence or absence of two antigens A and B. Type O occurs when neither A nor B is present and AB when both are present. A and B are genetic factors that determine the presence of enzymes for the synthesis of certain glycoproteins mainly in the red cell membrane. ABH Blood Group,ABO Blood Group,ABO Factors,Blood Group H Type 1 Antigen,H Blood Group,H Blood Group System,ABO Blood Group System,Blood Group, ABH,Blood Group, ABO,Blood Group, H,Blood-Group System, ABO,Factors, ABO,System, ABO Blood-Group
D012204 Rh-Hr Blood-Group System Erythrocyte isoantigens of the Rh (Rhesus) blood group system, the most complex of all human blood groups. The major antigen Rh or D is the most common cause of erythroblastosis fetalis. Rh Factors,Rhesus Blood-Group System,Antigen D, Rh Blood Group,Blood-Group System, Rh-Hr,Blood-Group System, Rhesus,Blood-Group Systems, Rh-Hr,Blood-Group Systems, Rhesus,Factor, Rh,Factors, Rh,Rh Factor,Rh Hr Blood Group System,Rh-Hr Blood-Group Systems,Rhesus Blood Group System,Rhesus Blood-Group Systems,System, Rh-Hr Blood-Group,System, Rhesus Blood-Group,Systems, Rh-Hr Blood-Group,Systems, Rhesus Blood-Group

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