Molecular blood group typing in Banjar, Jawa, Mandailing and Kelantan Malays in Peninsular Malaysia

Abd Gani R 1 , Manaf SM 2 , Zafarina Z 3 , Panneerchelvam S 2 , Chambers GK 4 , Norazmi MN 5 Show all authors , Edinur HA 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Royal Malaysia Police Forensic Laboratory, Selangor, Malaysia; Human Identification Unit, School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 2 Human Identification Unit, School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 3 Human Identification Unit, School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia; Malaysian Institute of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceuticals (IPharm), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Penang, Malaysia
  • 4 School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
  • 5 Human Identification Unit, School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia; Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 6 Human Identification Unit, School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia. Electronic address: edinur@usm.my
Transfus Apher Sci, 2015 Aug;53(1):69-73.
PMID: 25819336 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2015.03.009

Abstract

In this study we genotyped ABO, Rhesus, Kell, Kidd and Duffy blood group loci in DNA samples from 120 unrelated individuals representing four Malay subethnic groups living in Peninsular Malaysia (Banjar: n = 30, Jawa: n = 30, Mandailing: n = 30 and Kelantan: n = 30). Analyses were performed using commercial polymerase chain reaction-sequence specific primer (PCR-SSP) typing kits (BAG Health Care GmbH, Lich, Germany). Overall, the present study has successfully compiled blood group datasets for the four Malay subethnic groups and used the datasets for studying ancestry and health.

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