Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Monday 3 August 2009

Common variants of a gene that determines blood type are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to U.S. researchers. This analysis found that people with variants of the ABO gene that produce the blood types A, B or AB are associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Those with blood type O aren't at increased risk for the disease, the researchers noted.

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