Open AccessRelationship of ABO blood groups in patients with oral cancers
Author(s) -
Sajid Jamil,
Naveed Akhtar Saleem,
Syed Ikhlaq Amjad,
Anjum Rashid Butt,
Muhammad Tayyab,
Muhammad Farooq
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v12i1.841
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , medicine , oral cancers , gastroenterology , cancer
Present study was designed to find the association of ABO blood groups with oral cancers. In this study 50 diagnosed cases of oral cancers and 50 healthy controls were selected. ABO blood grouping, complete blood examination was performed in all these subjects. Out of 50 patients 16 were blood group A, 11 group `B`, 8 group `AB` and 15 belong to group `O` as compared to controls who were, 14, 15, 3, 18 for blood groups A, B, AB and O respectively. Conclusions: No relationship is found between Oral Cancers and ABO Blood groups.