title: Transient acquired blood group B antigen associated with diverticular bowel disease.
abstract: Transient acquired B red cell antigen was found in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease. Removal of the affected portion of the bowel was associated with disappearance of the B antigen. This phenomenon has usually been recorded in association with neoplasms of the bowel, but appears to be a marker for the release of bacterial enzymes into the systemic circulation associated with breakdown of the normal bowel barrier to such materials.
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology*; D000368:Aged; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000097:blood*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System