[Blood group, alcoholism and liver damage (author's transl)]

The distribution of blood group characteristics in the ABO system was examined in 339 alcoholics, men and women, who were subjected to laparoscopy and liver biopsy from 1973 to 1977. Compared with the normal distribution (Fischer) and an additional random sampling of 12 843 patients of all wards there was no statistically significant difference. More than chance interdependencies between the degree of liver damage and a blood group could also not be confirmed. There were no differences with regard to the Rh factor either.