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ArticleScientific reports2025

Detection of the distribution frequency of Diego blood type based on multiplex droplet digital PCR.

Xiaoyue Chu, Jin Wang, Dazhou Wu, Juan Mao, Zhicheng Zhang, Hua Xu, Chaofeng Ma

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Xiaoyue Chu *Shaanxi Blood Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Jin Wang *Shaanxi Blood Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Dazhou WuShaanxi Blood Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Juan MaoShaanxi Blood Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
Zhicheng ZhangNational Innovation Platform (Center) for Industry-Education Integration of Energy Storage Technology, Xi'an Key Laboratory of Sustainable Energy Materials Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China. zhichengzhang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Hua XuShaanxi Blood Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. 527164313@qq.com.
Chaofeng MaShaanxi Blood Center, Xi'an, 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China. mark7447@xiancdc.cn.

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China Blood Transfusion Association Weigao Fund CSBT-WG-2024-04Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province 2024SF-YBXM-272Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province 2025CY-YBXM-138Shaanxi Provincial Health Research Fund Project 2022D050Shaanxi Provincial Plan for Promoting the Scientific Research and Innovation Capabilities in Health and Wellness 2025YF-12Xi'an Elite Talents Program No. XAYC220046;XAYC240064Xi'an Health and Family Planning Commission Research Project 2023yb48Xi'an Science and Technology Planning Project 23YXYJ0013
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Abstract

The Diego blood group is a crucial blood group system for ensuring the safety of clinical transfusions. However, current detection methods for the Diego blood group remain limited. This study aims to develop a multiplex digital PCR approach for Diego blood group genotyping and establish a blood pool in the northwest region. Additionally, multiplex digital PCR is used to determine the distribution frequencies of the Diego blood group antigens Dia and Dib in this region. The proportions of Di(a+b-), Di(a+b+), and Di(a-b+) phenotypes in a blood pool of 1000 individuals, as determined by multiplex digital PCR, were 0.281%, 6.972%, and 92.747%, respectively. The frequencies of the Dia and Dib antigens in Xi'an region were 7.253% and 99.719%, respectively. This study established a multiplex digital PCR method for detecting the Diego blood group and analyzing its population distribution frequency. The method enables accurate Diego blood group detection in individual samples and provides population-level distribution data. These findings are valuable for understanding genetic polymorphisms and heterogeneity in the local population. In this study, multiplex digital PCR was employed for the first time to detect the Diego blood group. This approach holds significant promise for being extended to a wider range of blood group research in the future, thus demonstrating extensive potential for application.

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Blood Group AntigensBlood Grouping and CrossmatchingMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionGene FrequencyGenotypeHumansBlood Group AntigensDiego blood typeDigital PCRGene frequencyRare blood types

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PMID40731048
PMCPMC12307735

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