Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison

Volken, Thomas; Crawford, Rebecca; Amar, Soraya; Mosimann, Edgar; Tschaggelar, Anita; Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz

doi:10.1159/000479191

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison
Authors:	Volken, Thomas Crawford, Rebecca Amar, Soraya Mosimann, Edgar Tschaggelar, Anita Mansouri Taleghani, Behrouz
DOI:	10.1159/000479191
Published in:	Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
Volume(Issue):	44
Issue:	4
Page(s):	210
Pages to:	216
Issue Date:	18-Jul-2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Karger
ISSN:	1660-3796 1660-3818
Language:	English
Subjects:	Blood group; Ethnic minority; Rare blood types
Subject (DDC):	610: Medicine and health
Abstract:	Background: Ethnicities differ in prevalence of blood groups and antigens. Substantial donor-recipient mismatch within mixed-ethnic societies may render certain recipients at higher risk for alloimmunization. Data regarding antigen distribution within Switzerland by ethnicity is limited. We examined immigration patterns against the distribution of ABO blood groups using large cross-sectional Swiss samples spanning 70 years. Methods: Historical ABO blood group distribution data (1940-1945) from Swiss army personnel (n = 275,664) were sourced from the literature. Recent blood group phenotypes of 122,925 individuals who presented themselves at army recruitment centers (2004-2015) were obtained, alongside a validation sample of 175,202 patients from a university hospital. Two-sample tests with z-statistics assessing blood groups between samples were used. Results: The respective proportions of A (47.2% and 45.2%), B (8.4% and 9.8%), and AB (3.0 and 4.1) in the historical and recent army samples were significantly different (p < 0.001), while group O was not. Conclusion: ABO blood groups in Switzerland have remained stable despite substantial immigration with a changing foreign-national profile. Further research is needed to improve the understanding of antigen differences in newly introduced ethnic groups. Blood product requirements and public health initiatives aimed at recruiting blood donors would benefit from this information.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/9976
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Departement:	School of Health Sciences
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Volken, T., Crawford, R., Amar, S., Mosimann, E., Tschaggelar, A., & Mansouri Taleghani, B. (2017). Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 44(4), 210–216. https://doi.org/10.1159/000479191

Volken, T. et al. (2017) ‘Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison’, Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 44(4), pp. 210–216. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1159/000479191.

T. Volken, R. Crawford, S. Amar, E. Mosimann, A. Tschaggelar, and B. Mansouri Taleghani, “Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison,” Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 210–216, Jul. 2017, doi: 10.1159/000479191.

VOLKEN, Thomas, Rebecca CRAWFORD, Soraya AMAR, Edgar MOSIMANN, Anita TSCHAGGELAR und Behrouz MANSOURI TALEGHANI, 2017. Blood group distribution in Switzerland : a historical comparison. Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy. 18 Juli 2017. Bd. 44, Nr. 4, S. 210–216. DOI 10.1159/000479191

Volken, Thomas, Rebecca Crawford, Soraya Amar, Edgar Mosimann, Anita Tschaggelar, and Behrouz Mansouri Taleghani. 2017. “Blood Group Distribution in Switzerland : A Historical Comparison.” Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy 44 (4): 210–16. https://doi.org/10.1159/000479191.

Volken, Thomas, et al. “Blood Group Distribution in Switzerland : A Historical Comparison.” Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, vol. 44, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 210–16, https://doi.org/10.1159/000479191.