introduction: the history of studies on blood groups dates back to early 20th century. studies have demonstrated that certain blood groups dictate tendencies toward physical or psychiatric illnesses. the present study aimed to find out the frequency of abo and rh blood groups in obsessive-compulsive disorder. methods: in this survey, descriptive study with convenient samples, male/female patien...

abo blood type antigens are polymorphic, inherited structures presented on the surface of red blood cells. although abo blood group antigens is the most important antigens in transfusion medicine, its main role is not clearly clarified. correlation between abo blood group and susceptibility to certain infectious and non-infectious diseases is a controversial issue. since, lack of blood type ant...

psoriasis is an common, chronic, recurrent, inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by red scaling plaques on the skin surface. the morphology of psoriatic lesions allows classification of the different types of psoriasis that included plaque type, pustular type and erythrodermic type. i have studied the relationship between distribution of rh and abo blood groups in 110 psoriatic patie...

ABO blood type antigens are polymorphic, inherited structures presented on the surface of red blood cells. Although ABO blood group antigens is the most important antigens in transfusion medicine, its main role is not clearly clarified. Correlation between ABO blood group and susceptibility to certain infectious and non-infectious diseases is a controversial issue. Since, lack of blood type ant...

Background: The ABO blood group antigens play a role in thepathophysiology of some diseases and several researches haveinvestigated this relationship in the field of dermatology. In thepresent study, an attempt was made to find the distribution ofblood types in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and chronicplaque type psoriasis.Method: Fifty patients with chronic plaque type psoriasis, 50patients...

conclusions there is not any significant association between mode of delivery and occurrence of ecc, despite the positive association between occurrence of ecc and gender. results analysis of the data demonstrated a statistically significant relationship between gender and occurrence of ecc, but no statistically significant relationship between mode of delivery and occurrence of ecc, as well as...

background several factors may cause infertility and fetal loss. blood groups antigens seem to be implied in the mechanisms of infertility and fetal loss. maternal natural antibody can react against father’s blood group antigens on spermatozoa. the effects of parental blood group system on infertility and fetal surveillance perceived by its manifestation in prezygotic (caused infertility) and p...

background : this study was designed to investigate whether there was an association between abo blood groups and car­diovascular risk factors in healthy population. methods : in this cross-sectional study, risk factors screening for cardiovascular disease(cvd) on 5000 healthy persons of go­lestan province, northern iran, in 2005 was estimated by a questionnaire that included age, sex, physical...

although abo incompatibility between mother and fetus has long been suspected as cause of spontaneous abortion in man, its precise contribution has not been completely resolved. in spite of reports in which the incompatible mating was recognized to be a cause of habitual abortion, and which eventually results in infertility or a reduction in the number of living children compared with the numbe...