Research Article

Blood Groups Distribution and Gene Diversity of the ABO and Rh (D) Loci in the Mexican Population

Table 4

Analysis of gene diversity for the ABO and D loci in Mexican populations.

PopulationLocus

NorthABO0.36420.37010.00600.0161
Rh (D)0.34350.35560.01210.0341
Pooled0.35390.36290.00910.0252

EastABO0.27410.2580−0.0162−0.0625
Rh (D)0.25450.2409−0.0136−0.0564
Pooled0.26430.2495−0.0149−0.0595

WestABO0.37910.38390.00480.0125
Rh (D)0.33900.35160.01260.0361
Pooled0.35910.36780.00870.0243

CenterABO0.32130.32800.00670.0204
Rh (D)0.27860.29230.01370.0470
Pooled0.30000.31020.01020.0337

All (4 regions)ABO0.34110.35360.01250.0353
Rh (D)0.30930.33200.02270.0686
Pooled0.32520.34280.01760.0520

: genetic diversity within populations; : total genetic diversity; : genetic diversity among populations; : genetic differentiation.