title: GC and C3 serum groups in peptic ulcer.
abstract: The phenotypes and gene frequencies of two serum protein systems (GC, C3) were studied in 238 consecutive patients with peptic ulcer from all over Greece. 173 patients had duodenal ulcer and 65 had gastric ulcer. Healthy Greeks studied previously in our department served as controls. No significant differences were found between the studied groups and the controls as far as GC was concerned. However, significant differences emerged in C3; the C3*F gene was almost twice more common and the C3F phenotype almost three times more frequent in patients than in controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathologic Physiology, Laikon General Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Archimandritis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Douvara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grigoris
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tjivras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davaris
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fertakis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000235:genetics*; D010641:Phenotype; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D014809:Vitamin D-Binding Protein