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Blood type, ABO genetic variants, and ovarian cancer survival.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Cozzi Gabriella D, Levinson Rebecca T, Toole Hilary, Snyder Malcolm-Robert, Deng Angie, Crispens Marta A, Khabele Dineo, Beeghly-Fadiel Alicia
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Blood type A and the A1 allele have been associated with increased ovarian cancer risk. With only two small studies published to date, evidence for an association between ABO blood type and ovarian cancer survival is limited. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of Tumor Registry confirmed ovarian cancer cases from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center with blood type from linked...
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