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Effect of ABO Group, Secretor Status and Sex on Cold Hemagglutinins in Normal Adults 1
Author(s) -
Dube Volker E.,
Tanaka Michio,
Chmiel Joan,
Anderson Byron
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1984.tb00055.x
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , agglutination (biology) , antibody , immunology , blood type (non human) , medicine , biology
The ABO group, Lewis type and secretor status were determined in 546 normal individuals (241 male, 305 female). Their serum was tested at 4°C for agglutination of group O red blood cells; the antibody was presumed to be auto‐anti‐I; the results were expressed as a score. Among non‐A female donors, the score was higher for secretors than nonsecretors (p<0.05). Among non‐A secretors of both sexes, female donors had a higher score than male donors (p<0.05). These results suggest that the level of anti‐I in the serum of normal individuals may be affected by the donor's ABO group, secretor status and sex.