Association of Type-O Blood with Neuroendocrine Tumors in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Author(s) -
Allison B. Weisbrod,
Naris Nilubol,
Lee S. Weinstein,
William F. Simonds,
Steven K. Libutti,
Robert T. Jensen,
Stephen J. Marx,
Electron Kebebew
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2781
Subject(s) - multiple endocrine neoplasia , neuroendocrine tumors , association (psychology) , type (biology) , endocrine system , multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 , medicine , oncology , endocrinology , pathology , biology , hormone , genetics , psychology , mutation , gene , ecology , germline mutation , psychotherapist
The ABO blood type system describes the expression of human blood group antigens found on both erythrocytes and normal tissue throughout the body. We recently reported an association between O blood type and the manifestation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in a cohort of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
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