Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UMLS:C0023473 (chronic myeloid leukemia)
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The antigen pattern pertaining to the ABO (A, B, AB, O (H)), Rh (D, C, c, E, e), Duffy (Fya and b), Kell (K, k) and MNS (M, N) systems were determined in 144 patients between 1 and 74 years of age who had leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. An association of phenotype Fy (a-b+) with acute lymphatic leukemia and phenotype NN with chronic myeloid leukemia was demonstrated (p less than 0.05, chi sq). Other associations were statistically not significant. Thus, a susceptibility of the aforementioned phenotype patterns to the type of leukemia described is suggested by these findings.
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PMID:[Relationship between various erythrocyte antigens and hematologic disorders]. 251 95