A STUDY OF THE RELATION OF THE ABO BLOOD GROUPS TO PEPTIC ULCERATION AND HYPERTENSION
Authors: S PELL, C A D'ALONZO, A J FLEMING
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 June 1957A STUDY OF THE RELATION OF THE ABO BLOOD GROUPS TO PEPTIC ULCERATION AND HYPERTENSIONSIDNEY PELL, Ph.D., C. A. D'ALONZO, M.D., F.A.C.P., ALLAN J. FLEMING, M.D.SIDNEY PELL, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, C. A. D'ALONZO, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ALLAN J. FLEMING, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-6-1024 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe relationship of the ABO blood groups to various diseases has received increasing attention of late. Thus, Aird et al.1report that "the frequency of blood group A is greater and the frequency of blood group O less in patients suffering from cancer of the stomach than in the general population of the locality in which they live." Blood group O has been reported to be strikingly high, and the other three blood groups increasingly low, in patients suffering from peptic ulcer.2Studies have revealed an inverse relationship between the frequencies of blood groups O and A in patients with...Bibliography1. AirdBentallRoberts IHHJA: A relationship between cancer of stomach and the ABO blood groups, Brit. M. J. 1: 799-801 (Apr. 11) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. AirdBentallMehiganRoberts IHHJAJA: The blood groups in relation to peptic ulceration and carcinoma of colon, rectum, breast, and bronchus—an association between the ABO groups and peptic ulceration, Brit. M. J. 2: 315-321 (Aug. 7) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KosterSindrupSeele KHEV: ABO blood groups and gastric acidity, Lancet 2: 52-55 (July 9) 1955. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Report of discussion by C. A. Clarke at joint meeting of the Manchester Medical Society and Liverpool Medical Institution, Lancet 1: 544-545 (Mar. 12) 1955. Google Scholar5. PikeDickins LAAM: ABO blood groups and toxaemia of pregnancy, Brit. M. J. 2: 321-323 (Aug. 7) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. McConnellClarke RBCA: Blood groups in carcinoma of the lung, Brit. M. J. 2: 323-325 (Aug. 7) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HerveyDiamondWatson GWCKV: Geographical blood group variability in the United States, J. A. M. A. 145: 80 (Jan. 13) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Cochran WG: Some methods for strengthening the common chi-square tests, Biometrics 10: 417-451 (Dec.) 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Editorial, Brit. M. J. 2: 347-348 (Aug. 7) 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Wilmington, Delaware*Received for publication July 26, 1956.From the Medical Division, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware.Requests for reprints should be addressed to C. A. D'Alonzo, M.D., Assistant Medical Director, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Wilmington 98, Delaware. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEpidemiology and Clinical Behavior of Peptic Ulcer in Bombay, IndiaABO Blood Group Distribution in Ulcerative and Malignant Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract 1 June 1957Volume 46, Issue 6Page: 1024-1030KeywordsBlood groupsHypertensionPeptic ulcersStatistical dataStomachTechnicians ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1957 PDF downloadLoading ...