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Symbol ABO contributors: mct - updated : 27-08-2010
HGNC name ABO blood group (transferase A, alpha 1-3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase; transferase B, alpha 1-3 galactosyltransferase)
HGNC id 79
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) ABO
related resource Blood Group Antigen Mutation Database
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral       loss of function
and/or promoter hypermethylation is a specific marker for (TCC) transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
Susceptibility
  • to type 2 diabetes
  • to skin cancer
  • Variant & Polymorphism other
  • variants at ABO locus associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes, independent of sE-selectin levels (blood group B associated with a decreased risk compared with blood group O)
  • non-O blood group was associated with a decreased risk of skin cancer
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerdigestivecolon
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS