Table 1

P/GLOB-related* blood group phenotypes and frequencies

PhenotypeAntigen present on red blood cellsFrequency of red blood cell phenotype
P1 P1, Pk, P 75%–80% 
P2 Pk, P 20%–25% 
None ∼ 5 per 106 
P1k P1, Pk ∼ 1 per 106 
P2k Pk ∼ 1 per 106 
PhenotypeAntigen present on red blood cellsFrequency of red blood cell phenotype
P1 P1, Pk, P 75%–80% 
P2 Pk, P 20%–25% 
None ∼ 5 per 106 
P1k P1, Pk ∼ 1 per 106 
P2k Pk ∼ 1 per 106 
*

According to the International Society of Blood Transfusion working party on terminology of red cell–surface antigens, the P blood group system only contains the P1 antigen, whereas the GLOB blood group system includes the P antigen. The remaining related antigens (Pk and LKE, not mentioned here) are part of the GLOB blood group collection.

Phenotypic frequencies are for whites.

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