Research Article

Relationship of multiple myeloma with ABO blood groups

Volume: 60 Number: 3 September 13, 2021
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Relationship of multiple myeloma with ABO blood groups

Abstract

Aim: Multiple myeloma is a heterogeneous, incurable haematological cancer that occurs as a result of the clonal proliferation of plasma cells. The impact of blood groups on human diseases and/or their role in the prognosis of the disease has attracted the attention of scientists since the discovery of blood groups. We investigated the blood group distribution of multiple myeloma patients and whether their blood groups are related to immunoglobulin type. Materials and Methods: 75 multiple myeloma patients and 73128 control group were included in the study, which was planned retrospectively. The statistical evaluation was performed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software for Windows 20 (IBM SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). The normal distribution of the data was evaluated with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Results: In multiple myeloma patients, the rate of A and B blood groups was low, and the rate of O and AB blood groups was high. Heavy chain IgA ratio was higher in B blood group compared to other blood groups. On the other hand, IgG ratio was found higher in O blood group compared to other blood groups. Conclusion: A relationship has been found between immunoglobulin type and blood types in multiple myeloma. More comprehensive studies are needed on this subject.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 13, 2021

Submission Date

February 8, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 8, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 60 Number: 3

Vancouver
1.Didar Yanardağ Açık, Mehmet Bankir, Begüm Şeyda Avci. Relationship of multiple myeloma with ABO blood groups. EJM. 2021 Sep. 1;60(3):274-80. doi:10.19161/etd.990715

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