ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups and Risk of Endometriosis in a French Caucasian Population of 633 Patients Living in the Same Geographic Area
Joint Authors
Souza, Carlos Augusto Bastos
Borghese, Bruno
Chartier, Mélanie
Santulli, Pietro
Lafay-Pillet, Marie-Christine
de Ziegler, Dominique
Chapron, Charles
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The identification of epidemiological factors increasing the risk of endometriosis could shorten the time to diagnosis.
Specific blood groups may be more common in patients with endometriosis.
Study Design.
We designed a cross-sectional study of 633 Caucasian women living in the same geographic area.
Study group included 311 patients with histologically proven endometriosis.
Control group included 322 patients without endometriosis as checked during surgery.
Frequencies of ABO and Rhesus groups in the study and control groups were compared using univariate and multivariate analyses.
Results.
We observed a higher proportion of Rh-negative women in the study group, as compared to healthy controls.
Multivariate analysis showed that Rh-negative women are twice as likely to develop endometriosis (aOR = 1.90; 95% CI: 1.20–2.90).
There was no significant difference in ABO group distribution between patients and controls.
There was no difference when taking into account either the clinical forms (superficial endometriosis, endometrioma, and deep infiltration endometriosis) or the rAFS stages.
Conclusion.
Rh-negative women are twice as likely to develop endometriosis.
Chromosome 1p, which contains the genes coding for the Rhesus, could also harbor endometriosis susceptibility genes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Borghese, Bruno& Chartier, Mélanie& Souza, Carlos Augusto Bastos& Santulli, Pietro& Lafay-Pillet, Marie-Christine& de Ziegler, Dominique…[et al.]. 2014. ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups and Risk of Endometriosis in a French Caucasian Population of 633 Patients Living in the Same Geographic Area. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034512
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Borghese, Bruno…[et al.]. ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups and Risk of Endometriosis in a French Caucasian Population of 633 Patients Living in the Same Geographic Area. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034512
American Medical Association (AMA)
Borghese, Bruno& Chartier, Mélanie& Souza, Carlos Augusto Bastos& Santulli, Pietro& Lafay-Pillet, Marie-Christine& de Ziegler, Dominique…[et al.]. ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups and Risk of Endometriosis in a French Caucasian Population of 633 Patients Living in the Same Geographic Area. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034512
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034512