Can Blood Type Affect What Diseases We Get?
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/16/blood-type-may-increase-risk-tomach-bug-infection/
A certain virus attaches to the "A" antigens on a person's blood cells. People with A or AB blood types more at risk. Because of this, researchers wonder whether similar families of viruses behave similarly as well. If so, then understanding how the viruses attack the cell can lead to increased efforts treat these diseases.
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