Abstract
ABO, rhesus and Kell blood group data on 1327 donors in Kabul are analysed by ethnic affinity and compared with existing data on Afghanistan peoples. Blood group frequencies are very similar in Pushtu and Tadjik, despite their different historical, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. Inclusion of the small sample of Hazara in the analysis shows overall heterogeneity in rhesus D, E, and e frequencies, suggesting the existence of a broader pattern of genetic variation among the peoples of Afghanistan.
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Abawi, A.K., Chiaroni, J., Dupire, B. et al. Genetic polymorphism (ABO, Rh, Kell) in Kabul (Afghanistan). Int. J. Anthropol. 16, 275–280 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02447236
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