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Blood group linked to risk of cancer in patients with Barrett esophagus

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 8, page 475 (2011)Cite this article

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“Patients with Barrett esophagus who are blood group type O and Rhesus D (RhD) negative are at particular risk of disease progression to esophageal cancer, and perhaps should be under increased surveillance,” says Christine Caygill from the Royal Free Hospital, UK, corresponding author of a recent study on the topic.

There is a long history of studying the association between blood groups and disease, the rationale being that an associated blood group may be a surrogate marker for an underlying genetic mutation.

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  1. Caygill, C. P. et al. Barrett's, blood groups and progression to oesophageal cancer: is nitric oxide the link? Eur. J. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. doi:10.1097/MEG.0b013e3283489dcf

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Thompson, R. Blood group linked to risk of cancer in patients with Barrett esophagus. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 8, 475 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.129

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