Article
Prevalence of the Rhesus-negative phenotype in Caucasian patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).
International journal of cancer - 30 Sept 1992
Cerny T, Fey M F, Oppliger R, Castiglione M, Nachbur B, Gertsch M, Gasser A, Joss R A, Thatcher N, Lind M
Abstract excerpt
We report that the Rhesus (Rh)-negative phenotype is more prevalent in patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) than in the normal Caucasian population (SCLC: 25% Rh-negative vs. 15% expected, p less than 0.0001). This finding has been validated for a Central and a Northern European population...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Carcinoma, Small Cell
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- Prevalence
- Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
- White People