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Reduced frequency of blood group Lewis a-b- in female Type 1 diabetes patients.
Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association - 1 Feb 2008
Kharagjitsingh A V, Prinsen K, Lemkes H H P J, de Vries R R P, Roep B O, Buschard K
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To examine a disputed association between the Lewis(a(-)b(-)) phenotype and Type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS: Lewis red blood cell phenotyping was performed for 97 T1D White patients and 100 control subjects using monoclonal antibodies. Two historical cohorts were also included as a control population. RESULTS: T1D patients had a lower frequency (4.1%) of Lewis(a(-)b(-)) blood group compared with...
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