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Post by mfromcanada on Jun 2, 2008 10:18:01 GMT -5
Found this very interesting connection to blood type. In India the highest incidence of rhinosporidiosis was in Group O (70%) though in the population Groups A, B, and O are distributed “fairly equally”; the next highest incidence was in Group AB though in the general population Group AB is rare.[4] Jain[5] in India reported that the blood group distribution was too variable to draw any conclusion. In a small series of 18 Sri Lankan patients, the distribution was different; Groups A Rh+ and O Rh+ having 33% each, Group B Rh+ with 22%, and Group AB Rh+ with the lowest of 11%, with a population distribution of 21, 43, 26 and 5% respectively (Arseculeratne et al, 2001 unpublished data). Larger series are necessary for meaningful analyses. Other genotypic features such as HLA types also need to be investigated. The possibility that non-specific immune reactivity in the host, especially related to macrophages, might be important in the failure of R.seeberi to establish an initial focus of infection, is suggested by investigations discussed later in this review. tinyurl.com/4gp8on
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Post by Jill on Jun 2, 2008 19:32:14 GMT -5
Quite an interesting tid bit, mfr!
I'm a type O and the only one in the family with fibers. Others have Lyme but no fibers. Not type O either...
Thanks!
Jill
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Post by dragonfly on Jun 2, 2008 21:09:13 GMT -5
I too have O blood (No RH Factor) interesting!Two years with this horrid...........'THANG!"
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Post by curlypainter on Jun 2, 2008 22:03:28 GMT -5
I too have O positive blood...........................
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Post by freaky on Jun 2, 2008 23:04:36 GMT -5
Me too. frealy
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Post by godsgrace on Jun 2, 2008 23:05:41 GMT -5
sorry, odd man out...
I'm A+
godsgrace
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Post by magnolia on Jun 3, 2008 12:35:28 GMT -5
Hey, I am type O, too.
Magnolia
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Post by Sidney on Jun 3, 2008 13:02:03 GMT -5
O+ for me.
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Post by mfromcanada on Jun 3, 2008 20:29:25 GMT -5
O+ for me too.
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Post by felixwillford on Jun 4, 2008 0:00:05 GMT -5
O+
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Post by massena on Jun 4, 2008 18:17:35 GMT -5
Yep.. I'm O Rh (D) Positive had this for about 15 years , maybe more . massena
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