Association of ABO and Rh Blood Groups With the Carcinoma of the Cervix With Special Reference to Jammu Region

Roopali Fotra¹, Upma¹, Shashi Gupta¹, T. R. Raina²* and Subash Gupta³

²Institute of Human Genetics, University of Jammu, Jammu - 180 006 India.

³Department of Blood Transfusion and Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Jammu India.

¹Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, SMGS Hospital, Govt. Medical College, Jammu India.

ABSTRACT: Aim: The present study was designed to investigate the association of ABO blood group types in cervical cancer. Material and Methods The study sample consisted of 248 subjects as confirmed cases of cervical cancer and 254 individuals as controls. Data about the blood group types was collected from the blood bank of Govt. Medical College, Jammu. Results A statistical significant difference in the distribution of ABO blood groups between the patients and controls was observed. The incidence of B-type group was the highest in the patients as well as in the control subjects this was followed by O blood group. Conclusion The results concluded that B blood group may be considered as a risk factor in carcinoma of the cervix.

KEYWORDS: ABO; Rh Blood groups; Carcinoma; Cervix; Jammu

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