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Few investigations discussing an association between ABO blood groups and pancreatic cancer exist. We have selected a series of 224 patients with histologically-confirmed pancreatic cancer, and their ABO blood groups distribution was compared with two control groups: 7086 patients with various diseases (Group 1) and 7320 voluntary blood donors (Group 2). There was an increased number of pancreatic cancer among the patients with blood group B (relative risk 1.5 vs Group 1p = 0.021; 1.7 vs Group 2p = 0.0025) and a decreased number in patients with blood group O, when compared with the two control groups.
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Annese, V., Minervini, M., Gabbrielli, A. et al. ABO blood groups and cancer of the pancreas. Int J Pancreatol 6, 81–88 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02933042
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