BLOOD GROUP PHENOTYPES

Alloantibodies causing haemolytic transfusion reactions or haemolytic disease in the fetus and newborn are dependent on the frequency with which alloantigens and alloantibodies occur.

Major Blood Group Phenotypes and their Frequencies (1–3)
No	Blood Group System [Symbol]	Phenotype	% Frequency	No	Blood Group System [Symbol]	Phenotype	% Frequency
001	ABO [ABO]	A1	29.7	014	Dombrock [DO]**	Do(a+b–)	18
		A2	9.3			Do(a–b+)	33
		B	11.4			Do(a+b+)	49
		O	46.1			Gy(a–)	Rare
		A1B	2.3	015	Colton	Co(a+b–)	92.0
		A2B	1.2			Co(a–b+)	0.2
002	MNS [MNS]	MMSS	6.0			Co(a+b+)	7.8
		MMss	9.1	016	Landsteiner-Wiener [LW]**	LW(a+b–)	97
		MMSs	14.4			LW(a–b+)	Rare
		MNSS	3.0			LW(a+b+)	3
		MNss	23.3	017	Chido/Rogers [CH/RG]**	Chido phenotype
		MNSs	22.7			CH/RG: 1,2,3	88.2
		NNSS	0.4			CH/RG: 1,–2,3	4.9
		NNss	15.6			CH/RG: 1,2,–3	3.1
		NNSs	5.5			CH/RG: –1,–2,–3	3.8
003	P [P]	P1+	74.8			CH/RG: –1,2,-3	Rare
		P1–	25.2			CH/RG: 1,–2,–3	Rare
004	Rh [RH]	See Rhesus phenotypes				Rodgers phenotype
005	Lutheran [LU]	Lu(a+b–)	0.2			CH/RG: 11,12	95
		Lu(a–b+)	92.3			CH/RG: 11,–12	3
		Lu(a+b+)	7.5			CH/RG: –11,–12	2
		Lu(a–b–)	Rare	018	H [H]	H	High incidence
006	Kell [KEL]	K– k+	90.9	019	Kx [XK]	Kx	High incidence
		K+ k–	0.4	020	Gerbich [GE]**	Ge:2,3,4	>99.9
		K+ k+	8.7			Ge:–2,3,4 (Yus type)	Rare
		Kp(a+b–)	<0 .1="" p="">			Ge:–2,–3,4 (Gerbich type)	Rare
		Kp(a–b+)	97.8			Ge:–2,–3,–4 (Leach)	Rare
		Kp(a+b+)	2.2	021	Cromer [CROM]	Cra, Tca, Dra, Esa	High Incidence
007	Lewis [LE]	Le(a+b–)	22.4			Tcb, Tcc, WESa	Low incidence
		Le(a–b+)	72.3	022	Knops [KN]**	Kn(a+b–)	94.5
		Le(a–b–)	5.3			Kn(a–b+)	1
008	Duffy [FY]	Fy(a+b–)	19.7			Kn(a+b+)	4.5
		Fy(a–b+)	32.7			McC(a+)	98
		Fy(a+b+)	47.6			Sl(a+)	98
009	Kidd [JK]	Jk(a+b–)	26.3			Yk(a+)	92
		Jk(a–b+)	23.6	023	Indian [IN]**	In(a+b–)	Rare
		Jk(a+b+)	50.1			In(a–b+)	99.9
010	Diego [DI]**	Di(a+b–)	<0 .01="" p="">			In(a+b+)	<0 .1="" td="">
		Di(a-b+)	>99.9	024	Ok [OK]**	Ok(a+)	100
		Di(a+b+)	<0 .1="" p="">			Ok(a–)	Rare
		Wr(a+)	<0 .1="" p="">	025	Raph [RAPH]	MER2
		Wr(b+)	High incidence	026	John Milton Hagen [JMH]	JMH	High incidence
011	Yt [YT]**	Yt(a+b–)	91.9	027	I [I]	I	High incidence
		Yt(a–b+)	0.3	028	Globoside [GLOB]	P	High incidence
		Yt(a+b+)	7.8	029	Gill [GIL]	GIL	High incidence
012	Xg [XG]**	Xg(a+)	Male         65.6 Female   88.7		Antigen Collections**	Csa  / Csb Vel / ABTI	95 / 34 Both >99
		Xg(a–)	Male         34.4 Female   11.3		Low incidence antigens (700 series)	By, Chra, Bi, Bxa, Pta, Rea etc.	<1 td="">
013	Scianna [SC]**	Sc:1,–2	99		High incidence antigens (901 series)	Lan, Ata, Jra, AnWj, Sda, Duclos etc.	>90
		Sc:–1,2	Rare
		Sc:1,2	1
		Sc:1,–2,Rd+	Rare
		Sc:1,2,Rd+	Rare
Note: Unless indicated, frequencies are based on blood group statistics of Australian blood donors; ** Frequency is based on Caucasian population.

Is There a Relation Between Blood Type and Someone's Personality? ?

For Japanese, blood is definitely thicker than water!

Furukawa Takeji (1891-1940), a doctor, was the one who proposed the idea that there is a relation between the personality and the blood type. Quite amusingly, the idea was prompted by the West. The people in the West thought that the Asians are closely related to the animals as most of the Asians and animals share the same B-type blood. Thus, they are the inferior race. This prompted a great deal of research on blood psychology, particularly in Japan. It gave birth to a new idea of blood type-personality. Studies were carried out to know how the blood type can affect various areas of our lives; including career, relationships and leisure.

Dating services use blood groups to check the compatibility.

So, what’s your personality?

Type O - The Warrior
Positives: Loyal, Leadership, Passionate, Trend-setter, Self-confident, Independent
Negatives: Over-ambitious, Vain, Jealous
The famous Os: John Lennon, Queen Elizabeth II, Elvis Presley, Paul Newman
    

Type A - The Farmer
Positives: Patient, Calm, Sensitive, Responsible
Negatives: Stubborn, Over-cautious, Restless
The famous As: George Bush Senior, Adolf Hitler, Britney Spears, Ringo Starr
   

Type B - The Hunter
Positives: Individualist, Strong, Optimistic, Creative, Flexible
Negatives: Rebellious, Wild, Unpredictable
The famous Bs: Paul McCartney, Akira Kurosawa, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jack Nicholson
    

Type AB - The Humanist
Positives: Controlled, Rational, Popular, Sociable
Negatives: Standoffish, Critical, Indecisive
The famous ABs: John F Kennedy, Mick Jaggar, Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Chan
   

With whom are you compatible?

Type A with A and AB
Type B with B and AB
Type AB with A, B, AB and O
Type O with O and AB