ABO blood groups and hepatitis B antigen and antibody

Vale, T.G.; Thomas, H.N.; Hawkes, R.A.; Kelly, A.

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine 4(1): 1-2

1974


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-8291
PMID: 4526509
Document Number: 78162
Sera from 836 natives from the Sepik District of New Guinea were tested for Hepatitis B antigen and antibody by the passive haemagglutination technique and Abo grouped. Results show that not only was there no association between blood groups and Hepatitis B antigen carriers, but also that there was no relationship between blood groups and those susceptible to infection by the Hepatitis B antigen-associated virus as estimated by the summation of antigen and antibody positives in the population studied.

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