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ABO histo-blood groups and Rh systems in relation to malignant tumors of the digestive tract in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: The distribution of ABO blood groups and the Rhesus factor was analyzed in 279 patients who suffered from malignant tumors of the digestive system. Patients were registered retrospectively in the Gastroenterohepatology Clinic, Clinical Center, University of Sarajevo over a discontinuous period of 88 months. From the results obtained, it was concluded that: (a) men became ill from gastric cancer significantly more frequently than women; (b) the frequency of liver carcinoma was three times higher than the global frequency and the frequency neighboring ethnic groups; and (c) patients with blood group B and patients with RhD(-) exhibited a significantly higher proportion of disease.

Source: Archives of Biological Sciences

DOI: 10.2298/abs0804593j

Authors: Snezana Jovanovic-Cupic, Gorana Stamenkovic, Jelena Blagojevic, N. Vanis, B. Stanojevic, Lj. Berberovic

Institutions: Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Sarajevo, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo

Language: English

Topic: Blood groups and transfusion

Subfield: Hematology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: NIH Clinical Center