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Role of the ABO Blood Groups as a Risk Factor for Retinal Vein Occlusion.
Ophthalmic research - 1 Jan 2023
Posch-Pertl Laura, List Wolfgang, Michelitsch Monja, Pinter-Hausberger Silke, Posch Florian, Innauer Felix, Renner Wilfried, Weger Martin
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INTRODUCTION: A recent study suggested that non-O blood groups had an increased risk for the presence of retinal vein occlusion (RVO). In this study, we investigated (i) an association between blood group and the presence of RVO and (ii) whether this association correlated to other RVO risk factors. METHODS: We included 485 RVO patients and 295 control subjects who were recruited in this case-control study. We...
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