title: [Analysis of the association of ABO blood groups and Rhesus factor with myasthenia].
abstract: The distribution of ABO blood groups and rhesus factor was studied in patients with myasthenia as compared with the control. There was a statistically significant association of the diseases with the rhesus-negative phenotype and that of generalized myasthenia concurrent with thymoma with the B (III) blood group. The examination revealed no other determinants of the significant association with the disease. The values of a disease risk were obtained for persons having myasthenia-associated signs. It is concluded that the Rh-negative phenotype shows a 1.3-fold increase in the risk of the disease as compared with those having Rh-positive persons.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Gekht
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Agafonov
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Tsuman
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Shagal
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Sidorova
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Nalivkin
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D010641:Phenotype; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
vernacular_title: Analiz assotsiatsii grupp krovi ABO i rezus-faktora s miastenieĭ.