Volken, Thomas; Crawford, Rebecca J; Amar, Soraya; Mosimann, Edgar; Tschaggelar, Anita; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz (2017). Blood Group Distribution in Switzerland - a Historical Comparison. Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy, 44(4), pp. 210-216. Karger 10.1159/000479191
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BACKGROUND
Ethnicities differ in prevalence of blood groups and antigens. Substantial donor-recipient mismatch within mixed-ethnic societies may render certain recipients at higher risk for alloimmunization. Data regarding antigen distribution within Switzerland by ethnicity is limited. We examined immigration patterns against the distribution of ABO blood groups using large cross-sectional Swiss samples spanning 70 years.
METHODS
Historical ABO blood group distribution data (1940-1945) from Swiss army personnel (n = 275,664) were sourced from the literature. Recent blood group phenotypes of 122,925 individuals who presented themselves at army recruitment centers (2004-2015) were obtained, alongside a validation sample of 175,202 patients from a university hospital. Two-sample tests with z-statistics assessing blood groups between samples were used.
RESULTS
The respective proportions of A (47.2% and 45.2%), B (8.4% and 9.8%), and AB (3.0 and 4.1) in the historical and recent army samples were significantly different (p < 0.001), while group O was not. Conclusion: ABO blood groups in Switzerland have remained stable despite substantial immigration with a changing foreign-national profile. Further research is needed to improve the understanding of antigen differences in newly introduced ethnic groups. Blood product requirements and public health initiatives aimed at recruiting blood donors would benefit from this information.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Haematology and Central Haematological Laboratory |
UniBE Contributor: |
Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1660-3796 |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Katrin Kölliker-Schütz |
Date Deposited: |
11 Dec 2017 08:29 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:07 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000479191 |
PubMed ID: |
28924425 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Blood group Ethnic minority Rare blood types Switzerland / Mansouri Behrouz |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.106218 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/106218 |
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