Open AccessLewis blood group phenotype vis-a-vis biochemical and physiological parameters of coronary artery disease: A study in North Indian population
Author(s) -
Ramasubramaniam Natarajan,
Hari Krishan Dhawan,
Saugata Choudhury,
Rajesh Vijayvergiya,
Neelam Marwaha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/ajts.ajts_15_19
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , odds ratio , stenosis , coronary angiography , angiography , artery , gastroenterology , cardiology , antigen , pathology , immunology , myocardial infarction
Many studies have proposed the lack of Lewis antigen as a marker for coronary artery disease (CAD); on the contrary, some of the studies found no association in this regard. This study aims to assess the association of the expression of Lewis antigen as an independent risk factor for CAD separately in males and females.