Open AccessLack of association between the distribution of ABO blood groups and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a population of Southern China
Author(s) -
Keng Lin,
Feng Qiu,
Shulin Chen,
Xia He,
Songguo Peng,
Hao Chen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_567_17
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , rh blood group system , population , family history , blood type (non human) , carcinoma , gastroenterology , oncology , immunology , radiation therapy , antibody , environmental health
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is endemic in Southern China and Southeast Asia. The ABO blood group antigens are chemical constituents on the surface of red blood cells and various epithelial cells. Several studies have described the association of ABO blood types with multiple types of human cancer. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the incidence of NPC and ABO blood groups.