Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

Frequency of Rh Genes Immunohematology Review 448

GENE ANTIGENS WHITES (%) BLACKS (%) ASIANS (%)

Rh^0 Dce 4 44 3

Rh^1 DCe 42 17 70

Rh^2 DcE 14 11 21

Rhz DCE £0.01 £0.01 1

rh dce 37 26 3

rh’ dCe 2 2 2

rh” dcE 1 £0.01 £0.01

rhy dCE £0.01 £0.01 £0.01

Note which genes are the most and least common and which show marked racial differences.