On the incidence of blood group O and Gm(−1) phenotypes in patients with malignant melanoma

Walter, H. ; Brachtel, R. ; Hilling, Maria
Springer
Published 1979
ISSN:
1432-1203
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Fifteen polymorphic systems of the blood (ABO, MNSs, Rhesus, P, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, Hp, Gc, Gm, Inv, aP, PGM1, EsD, and 6-PGD) were examined in 191 unrelated male and female patients suffering from malignant melanoma. These polymorphic systems were compared with the corresponding phenotype and gene frequencies of controls from the same geographical area (Rhineland-Palatinate). The only associations discovered were the ABO and Gm polymorphisms: The incidence of O and Gm(-1) phenotypes in patients is obviously higher than in controls. These observations agree with the findings in other population samples from Germany and Bulgaria.
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