ABO Blood Group Distribution in Serum Hepatitis
- 2 August 1969
- Vol. 3 (5665) , 268-269
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5665.268
Abstract
A disproportionate excess of blood group O was found in a circumscribed outbreak of serum hepatitis among patients and staff of a haemodialysis unit. The more severe cases were also mostly of group O. This suggests that host factors may be important in the genesis of this disease.Keywords
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