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AB0 blood groups and chicken pox

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In 974 patients with chicken pox (varicellae) from four large children's hospitals in Germany, a weak association with blood groups A (and probably AB) was found.

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  1. Institut für Anthropologie und Humangenetik der Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    R. Hepp, J. Krüger, S. Kurzen, H. Rupp & F. Vogel

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This work was part of the M.D. theses of these three authors.

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Hepp, R., Krüger, J., Kurzen, S. et al. AB0 blood groups and chicken pox. Hum Genet 27, 329–332 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00278426

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