ABO blood group differences in bone mineral density of recovering alcoholic males.

doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1990.tb01835.x

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ABO blood group differences in bone mineral density of recovering alcoholic males.

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Dec 1990

Davidson B J, MacMurray J P, Prakash V

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Since ABO blood group differences are associated with varying responses to many diseases, ABO blood type and bone density were studied in 39 recovering male alcoholics, comparing those with blood type O and non-O. The type O subjects had significantly higher bone densities as measured by quantita...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Alcoholism
Bone Density
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Risk Factors

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