PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE TREND OF BLOOD GROUP DISTRIBUTION AMONG NEPALESE AND INDIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Authors

  • Tapas Pramanik Dept. of Physiology, Nepal Medical College Jorpati, Kathmandu
  • T C Saikia Nepal Medical College Jorpati, Kathmandu
  • M Bandyopadhyya College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.739

Abstract

Blood group distribution ofABO and Rh factor were studied among 322 Nepalese
(male - 178; female - 144) and 100 Indians (male - 72; female - 28;) in a group of
medical students.
The percentage of different groups A, B, AB and 0 in Nepalese showed relatively
more in A & AB and less in 0 groups than Indians. The Rh (-)ve was more among
Indians (9%) than Nepalese (1.5%).
This difference is likely to be due to difference of ethnic origin of Indian & Nepalese.
The population of Nepal is a mixture ofTibeto-Burman, Australoid and Indo-Aryan
races.

Key Words: A, B, O, Rh blood group.

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Published

2003-01-01

How to Cite

Pramanik, T., Saikia, T. C., & Bandyopadhyya, M. (2003). PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE TREND OF BLOOD GROUP DISTRIBUTION AMONG NEPALESE AND INDIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS. Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 41(141), 258–61. https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.739

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 141 (2002)

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Original Article

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