The ABO blood group has previously been reported to be associated with risk for certain malignancies; however, data about the risks for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) according to blood type are limited. Thus, we conducted a retrospective case-control study to investigate whether the ABO blood group contributes to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection-induced HCC.From January 2010 to June 2016, 447...

The aim of this study was to investigate the association of ABO blood group system with breast cancer in a primary hospital in Penang. Moreover the study was conducted to assess the utility of ABO blood group as a preclinical marker. The study sample consisted of 70 and 140 cancer and controlled subjects respectively. Factors such as blood group, age, ethnic group were examined in 70 female sub...

The aim of this study was to investigate if there is an association between ABO blood group and severity of chronic periodontitis. Data were collected from 161 chronic periodontitis patients. Medical history, dental history, and periodontal parameters (such as probing depth, clinical attachment loss, and distance from cemento-enamel junction to gingival margin, furcations, and mobility and miss...

BACKGROUND Helicobacter pylori infection is a major risk factor for chronic gastritis and gastric cancer. Some findings show increased frequencies of these diseases in individuals with type O blood and in secretors (expressing Le(b) antigen), but other studies have not found any relationship between blood groups and this infection. Given that H. pylori infection and gastric cancer are common in...

Twenty-five patients with major ABO blood group incompatibility between donor and recipient underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplantation using erythrocyte depletion of the bone marrow infusate prior to administration. Over 95% of the original erythrocyte content of the marrows was removed, while retaining 75% of the mononuclear cell content and 57% of the granulocyte-monocyte colony-forming...

BACKGROUND Neonatal jaundice that occurs in ABO or Rhesus issoimunisation has been recognized as one of the major risk factors for development of severe hyperbilirubinemia and bilirubin neurotoxicity. AIM Aim of our study was to investigate clinical and laboratory parameters associated with hemolytic jaundice due to Rh and ABO incompatibility and compare results with the group of unspecific j...