Lack of Any Relationship between ABO and Rh Blood Groups and Clinicopathological Features in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Turkish Oncology Group


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ÜRÜN Y., Utkan G., YALÇIN Ş., COŞKUN H. Ş., Kocer M., Ozdemir N. Y., ...Daha Fazla

ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION, cilt.13, sa.8, ss.4129-4131, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7314/apjcp.2012.13.8.4129
  • Dergi Adı: ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4129-4131
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, ABO blood group, Rh factor, Turkey, PANCREATIC-CANCER, IMATINIB MESYLATE, MUTATIONS, KIT, ASSOCIATION, KINASE, RISK
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: An association between the ABO blood group and the risk of certain malignancies, including pancreatic and gastric cancer, has been reported previously. However, it is unclear whether this association is valid for gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). In this study, ABO blood groups and the Rh factor were investigated in a series of GIST cases. Material and Methods: In 162 patients with GIST, blood group and Rh factor were examined and compared with a control group of 3,022,883 healthy volunteer blood donors of the Turkish Red Crescent between 2004 and 2011. The relationship of blood groups with tumor size, mitotic activity, and age were also evaluated. Results: Overall, the ABO blood group and Rh factor distributions of the 162 patients with GIST were similar to those of the general population. There were no significant differences between both ABO blood types and Rh factor in terms of tumor size, mitotic activity, and age. Conclusion: This is the first study reported on this issue. In our study, we didn't find any relationship between GIST and ABO blood group and Rh factor. However further studies with larger number of patients are needed to establish the role of blood groups in this population.