ABO, Lewis, secretor and non-secretor phenotypes in patients infected or uninfected by the Helicobacter pylori bacillus

CONTEXT: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated higher frequencies of the O blood group and the non-secretor phenotype of ABH antigens among patients suffering from peptic ulcers. Since Helicobacter pylori has been established as the main etiological factor in this disease, controversies about th...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Juliana Rodrigues Cintra, Fábio Eduardo Sanches, Rita de Cássia Martins Alves da Silva, Milton Artur Ruiz, Haroldo Wilson Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
ABO
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802002000200006&lng=en&tlng=en