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Blood group AB is associated with increased risk for severe dengue disease in secondary infections.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2007
Kalayanarooj Siripen, Gibbons Robert V, Vaughn David, Green Sharone, Nisalak Ananda, Jarman Richard G, Mammen Mammen P, Perng Guey-Chuen
Abstract excerpt
Why certain individuals progress to severe dengue disease is unknown. In this study, blood groups associated with dengue disease were investigated. ABO phenotypes were identified by use of serum from 399 patients with dengue-virus infection who participated in a cohort study. ABO blood-group freq...
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