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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic translation2020

Association between the ABO blood group and primary knee osteoarthritis: A case-control study.

Changchuan Li, Nengtai Ouyang, Xiuju Wang, Anjing Liang, Yingqian Mo, Shixun Li, Junxiong Qiu, Guibin Fang, Yuan Fu, Bin Song and 2 more

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Changchuan LiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Nengtai OuyangDepartment of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Xiuju WangDepartment of Blood Transfusion, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Anjing LiangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Yingqian MoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Shixun LiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Junxiong QiuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Guibin FangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Yuan FuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Bin SongDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Zhong ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Yue DingDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, China.
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies have suggested association between the ABO blood group and inflammation, which was a crucial pathological process of primary knee osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the ABO blood group and primary knee osteoarthritis ​and the severity of primary knee osteoarthritis evaluated by the Kellgren/Lawrence score, as well as the histopathologic association in a subgroup of patients.

methodsWe performed a retrospective review of patients with primary knee osteoarthritis that served as the case group ​and a random sampling of healthy blood donors that served as the control group. The severity of knee osteoarthritis at the first outpatient visit was evaluated by the Kellgren/Lawrence scoring system. Further study was performed to investigate the expression of blood group antigens in synovial tissue of the knee in both cases and controls.

resultsA total of 1126 cases and 30299 controls were involved. The proportion of AB blood group was higher in the case group than in the control group (9.7% vs. 7.8%), and logistic regression revealed that the AB blood group was a risk factor of primary knee osteoarthritis (P ​= ​0.025 and 0.048 for univariate and multivariate analysis, respectively), independent of age (P ​= ​0.973) and sex (P ​= ​0.520). Patients of the blood group AB had a higher Kellgren/Lawrence score (P ​= ​0.017). The immunohistochemical study indicated association between Le

conclusionsThis study suggested that the blood group AB was associated with primary knee osteoarthritis, as well as its radiological severity. Further study indicated that Le TRANSLATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTICLE: This study revealed that blood group AB and Le

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ACR, American College of RheumatologyANOVA, analysis of varianceBlood groupCI, confidence intervalFUT, fucosyltransferaseHR, hazard ratioIHC, immunohistochemistryIRB, institutional review boardKellgren/LawrenceK/L, Kellgren/LawrenceKneeLeY antigenOA, osteoarthritisOsteoarthritisST, synovial tissue

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