Blood groups and HLA antigens in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Frequencies of blood groups (ABO, Rh, MNSs, P, Kell, Lewis and Duffy) and HLA antigens were studied in a series of patients from northern Sweden with abdominal aortic aneurysms. The following significant differences from the controls were found: a decreased frequency of the Rh-negative blood group and increased frequencies of the Kell-positive and MN blood groups. Previously reported associations with the ABO and Rh systems were not confirmed.
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008951:MNSs Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D006680:HLA Antigens; D008951:MNSs Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System