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ABO Genotype and Blood Type Are Associated with Otitis Media.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Nov 2019
Wiesen Brett M, Hafrén Lena, Einarsdottir Elisabet, Kere Juha, Mattila Petri S, Santos-Cortez Regie Lyn P
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Aim: To determine if there is an association between ABO variants or blood types and otitis media. Methods: DNA samples from 214 probands from Finnish families with recurrent acute (RAOM) and/or chronic otitis media with effusion (COME) were submitted for exome sequencing. Fisher exact tests were performed when (a) comparing frequencies of ABO genotypes in the Finnish probands with otitis media vs. counts in...
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