[AB0 and Rh blood groups as a risk factor of gallstone disease].
The aim of study was the analysis of the association between AB0 and Rh blood groups and the prevalence of gallstone disease. 3156 patients (1654 women and 1472 men) from II Department of Internal Diseases of Medical University of Silesia were studied. This study did not reveal significant statistical correlation between the distribution of the AB0 and Rh blood groups and the prevalence of gallstone disease.
Szwed
Zygmunt
Z
Katedry i Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych, Autoimmunologicznych i Metabolicznych Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach. zszwed@interia.pl
Dybała
Tomasz
T
Haczek-Kluczewska
Agnieszka
A
Pudełko
Michał
M
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D042882:Gallstones; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System