{"id":4475,"date":"2018-10-31T14:01:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T14:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=4475"},"modified":"2019-01-01T09:38:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T09:38:04","slug":"blood-type-frequencies-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood type frequencies in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Blood type frequencies in India\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><em><strong>Update<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It wasn&#8217;t until after this article was finished, that Kerala was brought to my attention for high rhesus negative frequencies. Sure enough, a 2017 study indicates, that in Thiruvanathapuram, <strong>Kerala<\/strong>, <strong>9.52%<\/strong> of the people tested turned out to be <strong>rhesus negative<\/strong>. That would make this the region with the highest percentages of rhesus negatives in India.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4843\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-india\/kerala-india\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4843\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4843\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kerala-India.png?resize=527%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kerala-India.png?w=527&amp;ssl=1 527w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Kerala-India.png?resize=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Are Jewish and Persian migrations into Kerala responsible for the relatively high rh negative frequencies in Kerala today?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Original article:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India is so genetically diverse, it deserves a post of its own. A new post that is with more detail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4279\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4279\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?attachment_id=4279\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4279\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4279\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/big-india.jpg?resize=640%2C726\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/big-india.jpg?w=702&amp;ssl=1 702w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/big-india.jpg?resize=265%2C300&amp;ssl=1 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4279\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small glimpse into India and its genetic diversity.<br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong><br \/><em>Reconstructing Indian population history<\/em><strong>Source:<\/strong><br \/><em>Reconstructing Indian population history<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Again, I am looking at a chart of D negative gene frequencies:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1193\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/rhone-valley-residents-show-basque-like-frequencies-rh-negatives\/68884_525964387422788_44491535_n\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1193\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1193\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/68884_525964387422788_44491535_n.png?resize=640%2C876\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/68884_525964387422788_44491535_n.png?w=701&amp;ssl=1 701w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/68884_525964387422788_44491535_n.png?resize=219%2C300&amp;ssl=1 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The above chart shows the gene frequency of r(cde) meaning, we need to apply the Hardy-Weinberg-Equilibrium to determine the percentages of rh negatives phenotypically.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go straight to the interesting parts:<br \/>\nThe Chenchus are Adivasi, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering.<br \/>\nTheir D negative gene frequency is 0.072 which makes the percentage of the <strong>Chenchu in Southern India only 0.5184% rh negative.<\/strong><br \/>\nThis of course is extremely low. <strong>The Kapol Vania in Bombay on the other hand were recorded as 8.5% rh negative.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou get the point. India is extremely diverse genetically and that is reflected in the variation of blood type frequencies as well.<br \/>\n<strong>The Sikhs in Northern India show even higher frequencies with around 9%.<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Other groups and their rh negative frequencies in India:<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Bhangi Harijane 1%<br \/>\nCutchi Lohana 4%<br \/>\nAudichya Brahmans 9.5% (highest score)<br \/>\nLeva Patidars 8.5%<br \/>\nTulavia Dubla 1.9%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/frequency_and_distribution_of_abo_and_rh_blood_gro\/\"><strong>South Gujarat 4.87%<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A national average of rh negatives to determine a national frequency has not been determined.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-india\/update-rh-negative\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4486\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4486\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/punjabi.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-india\/man-india\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4496\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4496\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/man-india-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/man-india.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/man-india.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/man-india.png?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/man-india.png?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/man-india.png?w=602&amp;ssl=1 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-india\/temple\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4499\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4499\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/temple-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/temple.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/temple.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/temple.jpg?resize=70%2C70&amp;ssl=1 70w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/temple.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/temple.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources include:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/blood-type-frequencies-in-india\/kerala\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4845\">Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Study from A Tertiary Care Centre in South Kerala<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Blood type frequencies in India\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" 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src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Update: It wasn&#8217;t until after this article was finished, that Kerala was brought to my attention for high rhesus negative frequencies. Sure enough, a 2017 study indicates, that in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala, 9.52% of the people tested turned out to be rhesus negative. That would make this the region with the highest percentages of rhesus negatives in India. Original article: India is so genetically diverse, it deserves a post of its own. A new post that is with more detail. Again, I am looking at a chart of D negative gene frequencies: Let&#8217;s go straight to the interesting parts: The Chenchus are Adivasi, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Odisha. 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