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AB0 blood groups and the type of leprosy in an Indian population

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In 931 leprosy patients from Bankura, West Bengal, India, the relationship between the AB0 blood group and the immunological type of leprosy (lepromatous vs. nonlepromatous) was examined. Among the 472 lepromatous patients, there was a slight excess of blood group A (and also AB and B) as compared with the nonlepromatous group. This excess was not significant statistically in our material. However, combination of the data with those published by Beiguelman (1964) from Brazil and Yankah (1965) from Ghana renders a significantly higher incidence of group A (and probably B and AB) in lepromatous patients.

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  1. Institut für Anthropologie und Humangenetik, University of Heidelberg and Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, Germany

    F. Vogel & M. R. Chakravartti

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The examinations were supported by WHO (Grant No. G 3/181/15), by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and by the Indian Statistical Institute.

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Vogel, F., Chakravartti, M.R. AB0 blood groups and the type of leprosy in an Indian population. Hum Genet 3, 186–188 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00291299

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