ABO blood groups and hepatitis B virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 10; no. 1; p. e034114
• Main Authors: Jing, Wenzhan, Zhao, Siyu, Liu, Jue, Liu, Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 02.02.2020; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: ABO blood group; ABO Blood-Group System; Antigens; Blood & organ donations; Blood groups; Epidemiology; Global Health; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B - blood; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; hepatitis B virus; Humans; Infections; Low income groups; Meta-analysis; Patients; Population; Prevalence; Public health; Quality; Risk Factors; Systematic review; Viruses; meta-analysis; hepatitis B virus; ABO blood group

ObjectiveHepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major public health problem worldwide. Several studies have reported that ABO blood groups may be associated with HBV infection. However, its association is still controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate whether ABO blood groups were...