Research Article

RhC Phenotyping, Adsorption/Elution Test, and SSP-PCR: The Combined Test for D-Elute Phenotype Screening in Thai RhD-Negative Blood Donors

Table 1

The incidence of RhD-negative, DEL, and true D-negative in Thai population.

Number of apparent Rh phenotypes254 RhD-negative50 DEL204 True D-negative

C (+)
 CCee16 (6.3%)8 (16.0%)8 (3.9%)
 CCEe000
 Ccee101 (39.7%)42 (84.0%)59 (28.9%)
 CcEe1 (0.4%)01 (0.5%)
 CcEE000
 Subtotal118 (46.4%)50 (100%)68 (33.3%)

C (−)
 Ccee131 (51.6%)0131 (64.2%)
 ccEe4 (1.6%)04 (2.0%)
 ccEE1 (0.4%)01 (0.5%)
 Subtotal136 (53.6%)0136 (66.7%)

Total254 (100%)50 (100%)204 (100%)