Does ABO Blood Type Implicate Susceptibility to Respiratory Abnormalities? A Controlled Cross-sectional Study among Indigenous University Students in Rivers State, Nigeria
Jerome Ndudi Asiwe,
Elizabeth Bassey Umoren,
Tolunigba Abisola Kolawole
et al.
Abstract:Background: The blood typing is a genetically defined immune system characteristic that has a well-known role in transplantation and chemotherapy. However, it is unclear what role it could serve in diagnosing or predicting respiratory pathologies. The study aims at investigating the prevalence of respiratory disorder among ABO blood type. This study investigated the prevalence of respiratory disorder among ABO blood types.
Methods: Using a quantitative survey research design, this cross-sectional study c… Show more
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