title: Blood groups and affective disorders.
abstract: Distributions of seven blood groups (ABO, MNSs, P, Rh, Duffy, Kidd and Xg) were studied in a total of 118 Japanese patients with affective disorders. The patients were diagnosed according to the DSM-III: (1) Major Depression (= Unipolar Disorder, UP) (2) Bipolar Disorder (BP) and (3) Other Affective Disorders. The following results were found: (1) a high frequency of the B blood group in all patients with affective disorders compared with controls; (2) a high frequency of the Fy(a+b+) and a low frequency of the Fy(a+b-) in all patients with affective disorders, UP and BP compared with controls; (3) a low frequency of the Jk(a+b+) and a high frequency of the Jk(a+b-) in BP compared with controls and with UP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takazawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nanko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens