ABO blood groups in Peruvian mummies. I. An evaluation of techniques

✍ Scribed by Marvin J. Allison; Ali A. Hossaini; Nora Castro; Juan Munizaga; Alejandro Pezzia

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 500 KB
• Volume: 44
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0002-9483
• DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330440108

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Blood groups of Peruvian mummies of known origin were determined by three different methods: agglutination‐inhibition, induction of antibody production and mixed cell agglutination. The three techniques gave identical results, but the last two were useful in establishing the presence of H (O) antigen, while the first technique would not.

The results indicate the presence of A, B, AB and O blood groups in America prior to known European contact. This suggests the need for a revision of concepts of blood groups in the American Indian.