RESUMEN
The objective of this study was to find out the relationship of ABO blood groups with ischaemic heart disease in Sikkimese population as well as Bengalee population of North Bengal and South Bengal. Blood groups were studied in 300 diagnosed patients of ischaemic heart disease in Sikkim and North Bengal and South Bengal. Blood grouping was carried out by rapid slide test. The results indicate that incidence of ischaemic heart disease is highest in blood type A in Sikkimese as well as Bengalees of North Bengal and South Bengal.
Asunto(s)
Sistema del Grupo Sanguíneo ABO , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , India , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Isquemia Miocárdica/sangre , Isquemia Miocárdica/epidemiología , Isquemia Miocárdica/etnología , Isquemia Miocárdica/etiología , Grupos de PoblaciónRESUMEN
The objective of this study was to find out the distribution pattern of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups in Sikkimese population of Gangtok as there is not a single report regarding this so far. Blood groups were studied in 142 healthy MBBS Sikkimese students of SMIMS, Gangtok of age group 19 to 24 years. Blood grouping was carried out by rapid slide test. The predominant blood group in Sikkimese population is O followed by A, B and AB. This indicates that they might belong to the Paleo-Mongoloid group anthropologically.