title: No association between histo-blood group antigens and susceptibility to clinical infections with genogroup II norovirus.
abstract: Noroviruses (NoVs) are a leading cause of viral gastroenteritis in humans. In the present study, the association between NoV susceptibility and the ABO histo-blood group was studied during 2 outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis in military units in Israel caused by genogroup II (GII) NoVs. The findings demonstrate that, unlike for genogroup I of NoV, there is no association between the ABO histo-blood group and clinical infection with GII NoVs. This is the largest study to test the association between NoVs, proven clinical infection with GII, and the ABO histo-blood group.
authors.affiliation: Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Halperin
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vennema
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koopmans
authors.forename: Gila
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kahila Bar-Gal
authors.forename: Raid
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kayouf
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sela
authors.forename: Ruhama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ambar
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Klement
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D029322:Norovirus / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010802:Phylogeny
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System