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Blood group frequencies in multiple sclerosis populations in the United States
Neurology
|June 1, 1980
Abstract:
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (332) and controls (305) selected from Caucasian populations in the New York City area and in Tucson, Arizona, were tested for ABO blood group factors A and B, and Rh factors C, D, E, c, and e. There was no significant difference in the distribution frequencies of these factors in MS patients and controls.
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