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ABO blood group and chronic pancreatitis risk in the NAPS2 cohort.
Pancreas - 1 Nov 2011
Greer Julia B, LaRusch Jessica, Brand Randall E, O'Connell Michael R, Yadav Dhiraj, Whitcomb David C
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OBJECTIVES: A risk association has been observed between non-O blood groups and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Chronic pancreatitis also increases risk for pancreatic cancer, raising questions as to whether non-O blood groups are a risk for chronic pancreatitis and whether the pathophysiologic pathways are linked. Our goal was to determine whether ABO blood group may affect the risk of chronic pancreatitis. METHODS:...
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