Association of the Lewis blood-group phenotype with infertility in women.

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Association of the Lewis blood-group phenotype with infertility in women.

International journal of fertility and women's medicine - 1 Jan 2000

Lurie S, Sigler E, Weissman A, Rabinerson D, Barash A

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the distribution of Lewis blood group phenotype and secretor status among women treated for infertility. SETTING: In vitro fertilization unit of a university hospital. PATIENTS: Forty-seven consecutive infertile women with mechanical (n = 31) or unexplained (n = 16) inferti...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Adult
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Female
Humans
Infertility, Female
Lewis Blood Group Antigens
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Sensitivity and Specificity

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