[The genetic differentiation of the human populations of Donetsk Province, Ukraine. The distribution of ABO and Rhesus blood group systems].

We have detected the irregular genetic-population structure of residents of the Donetsk Province with respect to the AB0 and Rh systems with a general formula A > 0 > B > AB, the only exception being Slavyansk where it probably is 0 > A > B > AB. Two out of nine populations studied differed greatly from the others. The two other populations exhibited a high degree of similarity with a distant population in Russia (Novocherkassk) that can be attributed to the common history of their population.