Kareemullah L, Taneja V, Begum S, Sarma PK, Baig HA. Association of ABO blood groups and vitiligo.
J Med Genet 1977;
14:211-3. [PMID:
881714 PMCID:
PMC1013560 DOI:
10.1136/jmg.14.3.211]
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Abstract
ABO blood group frequencies of 1000 vitiligo patients were studied and compared with those of blood donors and local population. The relative risk of O was significantly reduced in patients in comparison with blood donors but not with local population. This can possibly be explained by the well-known preference of O group donors in the blood bank. On a review of other studies it was felt that there may not be any real association of ABO blood groups with vitiligo.
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