title: Examination of the correlation of groupings in blood and semen.
abstract: The grouping of blood/saliva samples from a male so as to predict his semen groups is only justified if there is a strict correlation between the groupings in these body fluids. This correlation has been examined in the ABO, phosphoglucomutase (PGM1) and glyoxalase I (GLO) grouping systems in blood and semen samples collected from more than 250 individuals. Though no results proved inconsistent with this correlation, a number of semen gave inconclusive grouping results. Reasons for this are discussed as well as the relevance of the results to semen stain analysis. Semen amylase activities are also reported.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D004592:Electrophoresis, Starch Gel; D006801:Humans; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase / Q000032:analysis; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens; D008297:Male; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase / Q000032:analysis; D012661:Semen / Q000032:analysis* / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D007983:Lewis Blood Group Antigens; D000681:Amylases; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase; D010733:Phosphoglucomutase