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Lack of Anti-A Hæmagglutinin Response to Influenza Infection

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McDonald and Zuckerman have reported1 an excess of blood group O and a corresponding deficiency of group A among patients with influenza A2 infection. Blood group A-like antigens have been found in commercial influenza vaccines2, and injection of non-dialysable material from such vaccines has given 4- to 15-fold increases in anti-A titres3.

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  1. McDonald, J. C., and Zuckerman, A. J., Brit. Med. J., ii, 89 (1962).

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  1. National Blood Group Reference Laboratory and Virus Department B, National Institute of Public Health, Geitmyrsveien 75, Oslo, 1, Norway

    M. K. FAGERHOL, A. HARBOE & O. HARTMANN

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FAGERHOL, M., HARBOE, A. & HARTMANN, O. Lack of Anti-A Hæmagglutinin Response to Influenza Infection. Nature 203, 1185–1186 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2031185a0

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