title: ABO bloodgrouping on tooth material.
abstract: The ABO bloodgroup was determined on the pulp, dentin and enamel of 35 teeth using the adsorption-elution technique. A bloodstained compress from the extraction wound was used as the reference sample. Twenty teeth were examined within 6 weeks after extraction and fifteen teeth were examined 6-10 months after extraction. It was found, that bloodgrouping on pulp gives fairly good results, whereas the possibilities for correct bloodgrouping seem to be limited for dentin and debatable for enamel. Similar results were found in both groups of teeth.
authors.affiliation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van de Voorde
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hooft
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000941:Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000379:methods*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000737:chemistry; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry; D005553:Forensic Dentistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D014070:Tooth / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000941:Antigens