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Blood group AB

MedGen UID:
96539
•Concept ID:
C0427624
•
Finding
Synonyms: Blood Group AB; Blood Type AB; Group AB
SNOMED CT: Group AB (165743006); Blood group AB (165743006)
 
HPO: HP:0032441

Definition

ABO phenotype AB, corresponding to the genotype AB. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBlood group AB

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Impact of the blood group on postoperative CRP and leukocyte levels after primary total hip and knee arthroplasty.
Egenolf P, Wahlers C, Grevenstein D, Gathof BS, Eysel P, Oppermann J
Technol Health Care 2024;32(2):585-593. doi: 10.3233/THC-220635. PMID: 37781822
Evaluating the association between blood genotype or phenotype and haemoplasma infection in UK and Italian cats.
Spada E, Galluzzo P, Torina A, Loria GR, Perego R, Grippi F, Blanda V, Baggiani L, D'Amico A, Pennisi MG, Helps CR, Malik R, Westman M, Gandolfi B, Spencer S, Proverbio D, Tasker S
Vet Rec 2023 Jun-Jan 17;192(12):e2282. Epub 2022 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/vetr.2282. PMID: 36222468
PP13, maternal ABO blood groups and the risk assessment of pregnancy complications.
Than NG, Romero R, Meiri H, Erez O, Xu Y, Tarquini F, Barna L, Szilagyi A, Ackerman R, Sammar M, Fule T, Karaszi K, Kovalszky I, Dong Z, Kim CJ, Zavodszky P, Papp Z, Gonen R
PLoS One 2011;6(7):e21564. Epub 2011 Jul 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021564. PMID: 21799738Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Blood group in relation to oral Fordyce's granules and serum cholesterol level.
Diajil AR, Goodson ML
J Oral Pathol Med 2023 Jul;52(6):521-527. Epub 2023 Apr 10 doi: 10.1111/jop.13432. PMID: 37038041
ABO blood groups and risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Noori M, Shokri P, Nejadghaderi SA, Golmohammadi S, Carson-Chahhoud K, Bragazzi NL, Ansarin K, Kolahi AA, Arshi S, Safiri S
Rev Med Virol 2022 May;32(3):e2298. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2298. PMID: 34590759
Blood group AB is associated with poor outcomes in infants with necrotizing enterocolitis.
Martins RDS, Kooi EMW, Kalteren WS, Poelstra K, Bos AF, Hulscher JBF
J Pediatr Surg 2021 Nov;56(11):1911-1915. Epub 2021 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.07.010. PMID: 34392969
Human ABO Blood Groups and Their Associations with Different Diseases.
Abegaz SB
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:6629060. Epub 2021 Jan 23 doi: 10.1155/2021/6629060. PMID: 33564677Free PMC Article
ABO blood group relationships to kidney transplant recipient and graft outcomes.
Ng MSY, Ullah S, Wilson G, McDonald S, Sypek M, Mallett AJ
PLoS One 2020;15(7):e0236396. Epub 2020 Jul 23 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236396. PMID: 32702043Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

ABO blood groups and risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Noori M, Shokri P, Nejadghaderi SA, Golmohammadi S, Carson-Chahhoud K, Bragazzi NL, Ansarin K, Kolahi AA, Arshi S, Safiri S
Rev Med Virol 2022 May;32(3):e2298. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2298. PMID: 34590759
Blood group AB increases risk for surgical necrotizing enterocolitis and focal intestinal perforation in preterm infants with very low birth weight.
Martynov I, Göpel W, Rausch TK, Härtel C, Franke A, Franz AR, Viemann D, Thome UH, Lacher M, Ackermann BW
Sci Rep 2021 Jul 2;11(1):13777. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93195-8. PMID: 34215818Free PMC Article
ABO blood groups in COVID-19 patients; Cross-sectional study.
Solmaz İ, Araç S
Int J Clin Pract 2021 Apr;75(4):e13927. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13927. PMID: 33296536Free PMC Article
Therapeutic and etiologic considerations related to blood group and triggers in psoriasis-A retrospective study.
Tirant M, Scala J, Jafferany M, Goldust M, Sadoughifar R, Lotti T
Dermatol Ther 2020 May;33(3):e13401. Epub 2020 Apr 28 doi: 10.1111/dth.13401. PMID: 32279419
ABO(H) blood groups and pre-eclampsia. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clark P, Wu O
Thromb Haemost 2008 Sep;100(3):469-74. PMID: 18766264

Therapy

Impact of ABO-blood group type on haemorrhagic and thromboembolic complications after resection of intracranial meningiomas.
Beynon C, Roesner V, Leo A, Mueller U, Jungk C, Zweckberger K, Unterberg AW
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Feb;37(1):108-111. Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2010650. PMID: 34879779
Relationship between the ABO Blood Groups and Acute Coronary Syndrome; Zanjan Mousavi Hospital 2017-2020.
Makoui RH, Khederlou H, Rasouli A, Shojaei FS, Ramezanpour N
Clin Lab 2022 May 1;68(5) doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2021.210524. PMID: 35536061
ABO blood groups and risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Noori M, Shokri P, Nejadghaderi SA, Golmohammadi S, Carson-Chahhoud K, Bragazzi NL, Ansarin K, Kolahi AA, Arshi S, Safiri S
Rev Med Virol 2022 May;32(3):e2298. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2298. PMID: 34590759
Effect of ABO Blood Groups on the Response to Warfarin.
Zou S, Wu L, Chen Z, Li X, Chen H, Tan X, Yu M
Am J Med Sci 2020 Jul;360(1):50-54. Epub 2020 Apr 10 doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.03.022. PMID: 32620221
ABO blood group influences transfusion and survival after cardiac surgery.
Welsby IJ, Phillips-Bute B, Mathew JP, Newman MF, Becker R, Rao S, Milano CA, Stafford-Smith M
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2014 Oct;38(3):402-8. doi: 10.1007/s11239-013-1045-2. PMID: 24935230

Prognosis

Impact of ABO-blood group type on haemorrhagic and thromboembolic complications after resection of intracranial meningiomas.
Beynon C, Roesner V, Leo A, Mueller U, Jungk C, Zweckberger K, Unterberg AW
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Feb;37(1):108-111. Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2010650. PMID: 34879779
Susceptibility of ABO blood group to COVID-19 infections: clinico-hematological, radiological, and complications analysis.
Kabrah SM, Abuzerr SS, Baghdadi MA, Kabrah AM, Flemban AF, Bahwerth FS, Assaggaf HM, Alanazi EA, Alhifany AA, Al-Shareef SA, Alsabban WH, Khan AA, Alzhrani H, Jambi LK, Alsafi RT, Aslam A, Kabrah HM, Babalghith AO, Halawani AJ
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Dec 30;100(52):e28334. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028334. PMID: 34967364Free PMC Article
ABO blood groups in COVID-19 patients; Cross-sectional study.
Solmaz İ, Araç S
Int J Clin Pract 2021 Apr;75(4):e13927. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13927. PMID: 33296536Free PMC Article
ABO blood group and the risk of cancer among middle-aged people in Taiwan.
Hsiao LT, Liu NJ, You SL, Hwang LC
Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2015 Dec;11(4):e31-6. Epub 2014 Sep 22 doi: 10.1111/ajco.12253. PMID: 25244548
ABO blood group influences transfusion and survival after cardiac surgery.
Welsby IJ, Phillips-Bute B, Mathew JP, Newman MF, Becker R, Rao S, Milano CA, Stafford-Smith M
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2014 Oct;38(3):402-8. doi: 10.1007/s11239-013-1045-2. PMID: 24935230

Clinical prediction guides

Is there an association between periodontal diseases and ABO blood group? Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Al-Askar M
Quintessence Int 2022 Apr 5;53(5):404-412. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b2644845. PMID: 35119242
ABO blood groups and risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Noori M, Shokri P, Nejadghaderi SA, Golmohammadi S, Carson-Chahhoud K, Bragazzi NL, Ansarin K, Kolahi AA, Arshi S, Safiri S
Rev Med Virol 2022 May;32(3):e2298. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2298. PMID: 34590759
Susceptibility of ABO blood group to COVID-19 infections: clinico-hematological, radiological, and complications analysis.
Kabrah SM, Abuzerr SS, Baghdadi MA, Kabrah AM, Flemban AF, Bahwerth FS, Assaggaf HM, Alanazi EA, Alhifany AA, Al-Shareef SA, Alsabban WH, Khan AA, Alzhrani H, Jambi LK, Alsafi RT, Aslam A, Kabrah HM, Babalghith AO, Halawani AJ
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Dec 30;100(52):e28334. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028334. PMID: 34967364Free PMC Article
ABO blood groups in COVID-19 patients; Cross-sectional study.
Solmaz İ, Araç S
Int J Clin Pract 2021 Apr;75(4):e13927. Epub 2020 Dec 19 doi: 10.1111/ijcp.13927. PMID: 33296536Free PMC Article
ABO Blood Group and Dementia Risk--A Scandinavian Record-Linkage Study.
Vasan SK, Rostgaard K, Ullum H, Melbye M, Hjalgrim H, Edgren G
PLoS One 2015;10(6):e0129115. Epub 2015 Jun 4 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129115. PMID: 26042891Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Is there an association between periodontal diseases and ABO blood group? Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Al-Askar M
Quintessence Int 2022 Apr 5;53(5):404-412. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.b2644845. PMID: 35119242
ABO blood groups and risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Noori M, Shokri P, Nejadghaderi SA, Golmohammadi S, Carson-Chahhoud K, Bragazzi NL, Ansarin K, Kolahi AA, Arshi S, Safiri S
Rev Med Virol 2022 May;32(3):e2298. Epub 2021 Sep 30 doi: 10.1002/rmv.2298. PMID: 34590759
The impact of ABO blood group on COVID-19 infection risk and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Liu N, Zhang T, Ma L, Zhang H, Wang H, Wei W, Pei H, Li H
Blood Rev 2021 Jul;48:100785. Epub 2020 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100785. PMID: 33309392Free PMC Article
Blood groups A and AB are associated with increased gastric cancer risk: evidence from a large genetic study and systematic review.
Mao Y, Yang W, Qi Q, Yu F, Wang T, Zhang H, Dai J, Ma H, Hu Z, Shen H, Li G, Jin G
BMC Cancer 2019 Feb 21;19(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5355-4. PMID: 30791881Free PMC Article
ABO(H) blood groups and pre-eclampsia. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Clark P, Wu O
Thromb Haemost 2008 Sep;100(3):469-74. PMID: 18766264

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