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ABO blood groups and Rhesus factor: an exploring link to periodontal diseases.
Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research - 1 Jan 2000
Koregol Arati C, Raghavendra M, Nainegali Sangamesh, Kalburgi Nagaraj, Varma Siddharth
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BACKGROUND: The presence or absence of blood group antigens has been associated with various diseases, with antigens also acting as receptors for infectious agents. Scanty literature is available in assessing the relative liability of blood group phenotypes to periodontal diseases. This research was conducted to determine the association of the ABO blood group and Rhesus (Rh) factor to periodontal diseases to...
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