Open AccessAssessment of ABO blood grouping and secretor status in the saliva of the patients with oral potentially malignant disorders
Author(s) -
Pragati Rai,
Swetha Acharya,
Kaverı Hallikeri
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.164527
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , saliva , medicine , gastroenterology , cancer , immunology
Secretor status may possibly be one of the factors in the etiopathogenesis of oral precancerous lesions and subsequently cancer. Studies have shown the relationship between the pathogenesis of disease and secretor status. They have made known that secretor status is a possible factor influencing disease status. Studies have revealed the association between blood groups and specific diseases.