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. 1989 Jun;1(6-7):341-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb02419.x.

The role of ABO blood groups and secretor status in host defences

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The role of ABO blood groups and secretor status in host defences

C C Blackwell. FEMS Microbiol Immunol. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

Epidemiological studies on the associations between ABO blood group antigens, secretor status and susceptibility to infectious agents are summarized. Evidence for association of non-secretion with some autoimmune diseases for which infectious aetiologies have been proposed is also given. Several hypotheses are proposed to explain the host-parasite interactions underlying the epidemiological observations, and evidence to support or refute them is presented.

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