Reduced frequency of blood group Lewis a-b- in female Type 1 diabetes patients

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 236-238

  Kharagjitsingh, A V ^a,b,c   Prinsen, K ^c   Lemkes, H H P J ^c   De Vries, R R P ^c   Roep, B O ^c   Buschard, K ^d  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Lewis blood group; Lewis(a b ); Polymorphism; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP AB; BLOOD GROUP LEWIS SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 39749143347     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02340.x     Document Type: Article

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