title: PP050. Distribution of ABO and Rhesus blood groups in patients withpre-eclampsia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The ABO-system of antigens and the Rh-system (D-antigen) is genetically determined and remains the most important blood group systems clinically. Several studies have examined the association between ABO and Rhesus blood group systems and pre-eclampsia. At present there is no consensus to define this association, especially not in a Brazilian population.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the association between pre-eclampsia versus ABO and Rhesus blood group systems in pregnant women hospitalized in a University Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil -Hospital São Lucas (HSL).
  
  
  METHODS
  Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E) was diagnosed by the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group Report on High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy guidelines. This study consisted of 14,894 pregnant women admitted to the Maternity Department between 2005 and 2010. The patients were reviewed retrospectively for inclusion. Complications in pregnancy not related to pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E) and those with uncompleted data were excluded. Medical records of 410 women were used to diagnose PE/E. The control group consisted of 8781 women. Each group was subdivided according to their blood groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In comparison to the PE/E women and controls, no specific relation in blood groups was observed. With respect to ABO and Rh groups, no differences between PE/E and controls were observed (P=0.479 and P=0.169 respectively). When analyzed with both Rh and ABO Pearson Chi-Square also showed no differences (P=0.569).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study aimed to demonstrate some association between blood groups and PE/E using a large sample from the south of Brazil, a population not investigated before. In our study, no specific differences were observed between PE/E and controls in the distribution of the blood groups. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest no association between ABO and Rhesus blood group systems and PE/E in our population.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  CAPES Foundation-Ministry of Education of Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hentschke
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: G
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authors.lastname: Gadonski
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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authors.lastname: Poli-de-Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
authors.forename: B E Pinheiro
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: da Costa