Prevalence of Rh and K phenotypes among blood donors from different ethnicities in Samtah (Southwestern Region) Saudi Arabia.

Hassan A HamaliMaymoon M MadkhaliGasim DobieAymen M MadkhaliBasem MadkhaliYahia HummadiAbdullah MeshiMohammad S AkhterAbdullah A MobarkiMuhammad Saboor

Published in: International journal of immunogenetics (2022)

Rh and K antigens showed marked variations in their frequencies among blood donors of different ethnicities. Utilization of blood from various ethnicities warrant extended phenotyping of Rh and K antigens to avoid the risk of alloimmunization in multiply transfused patients.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
dendritic cells
risk factors
high throughput
immune response