Molecular-genetic variance of RH blood group system within human population of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2013 Feb;13(1):10-3. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2013.2403.

Abstract

There are two major theories for inheritance of Rh blood group system: Fisher - Race theory and Wiener theory. Aim of this study was identifying frequency of RHDCE alleles in Bosnian - Herzegovinian population and introduction of this method in screening for Rh phenotype in B&H since this type of analysis was not used for blood typing in B&H before. Rh blood group was typed by Polymerase Chain Reaction, using the protocols and primers previously established by other authors, then carrying out electrophoresis in 2-3% agarose gel. Percentage of Rh positive individuals in our sample is 84.48%, while the percentage of Rh negative individuals is 15.52%. Inter-rater agreement statistic showed perfect agreement (K=1) between the results of Rh blood system detection based on serological and molecular-genetics methods. In conclusion, molecular - genetic methods are suitable for prenatal genotyping and specific cases while standard serological method is suitable for high-throughput of samples.

MeSH terms

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Female
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Variation
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / genetics*

Substances

  • Rh-Hr Blood-Group System