Relationship between various erythrocyte antigens and hematologic disorders
Arevalo, C.; Gajardo, M.; León, A.; Espinoza, E.; Marín, F.
Revista Medica de Chile 117(11): 1221-1226
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 2519795 Document Number: 335089
The antigen pattern pertaining to the ABO (A, B, AB, O (H)), Rh (D, C, c, E, e), Duffy (Fya and b), Kell (K, k) and MNS (M, N) systems were determined in 144 patients between 1 and 74 years of age who had leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. An association of phenotype Fy (a-b+) with acute lymphatic leukemia and phenotype NN with chronic myeloid leukemia was demonstrated (p less than 0.05, chi sq). Other associations were statistically not significant. Thus, a susceptibility of the aforementioned phenotype patterns to the type of leukemia described is suggested by these findings.