Open AccessAssociation of Type O Blood with Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in Von Hippel–Lindau Syndrome
Author(s) -
Allison B. Weisbrod,
David J. Liewehr,
Seth M. Steinberg,
Erin Patterson,
Steven K. Libutti,
W. Marston Linehan,
Naris Nilubol,
Electron Kebebew
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-012-2276-8
Subject(s) - medicine , abo blood group system , neuroendocrine tumors , pancreas , exact test , gastroenterology , surgical oncology , blood type (non human) , pathology
ABO blood type antigens are expressed not only on human red blood cells, but also throughout the gastrointestinal tract and in normal pancreatic tissue. Previous studies have identified an association between ABO blood type and various malignancies. We analyzed the association of ABO blood type with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) in a high-risk cohort of patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome.