Is there a correlation between Blood groups and HIV infection ?

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Joachim Pimiskern

I don't know about the influence of blood groups

on HIV but there is an effect of the HLA genes.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/miot-nii043010.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4075615.stm

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236114500_Influence_of_HLA-C_Expression_Level_on_HIV_Control

http://jvi.asm.org/content/81/7/3667

Regards,

Joachim

Article Influence of HLA-C expression level on HIV control

Claudio Ucciferri

I do not know data about the effect of blood groups but it is known the effect of HLA genes on aspects of immunity(for example HLA B57 and progression), as mentioned by dr Pimiskern

Badrinath Narayanasamy

No, there is no correlation between blood groups and HIV infection.

Arvind Singh

No.

Please see the following RG links.

Article Association of ABO Blood Group with HIV Infection

Article ABO/Rh Blood Groups and Risk of HIV Infection and Hepatitis ...

Aref Wazwaz

Dear Dr Anil Kumar Pandey . Yes. In recent study found that Blood group ''A” was the commonest blood group in HIV infected patients and percentage of HIV (Ag/Ab) was lower in donors who has blood group “B”. The similar results were reported by Amidu, et al. See the RG link: Article Association of ABO and Rh Blood Groups to Blood-Borne Infect...

Kindly see also the following RG link: Article ABO/Rh Blood Groups and Risk of HIV Infection and Hepatitis ...

Also check please the following very good RG link: Article Mucosal Blood Group Antigen Expression Profiles and HIV Infe...

The following RG link is also very useful: Article Blood Group antigens C, Lub and P1 may have a role in HIV in...

Check please also the following useful RG link: Article Association of ABO Blood Group with HIV Infection

Harasit Kumar Paul

An article entitled, "Association of ABO and Rh Blood Groups to Blood-Borne Infections among Blood Donors in Tehran-Iran" published in "Iran J Public Health. 2014 Jul; 43(7): 981–989." reported that in HIV positive donors, a significant association between “A” blood group and HIV infection was observed (P =0.032, X2=15.346), but there was no significant association between HIV infection and Rh status (P =0.156, X2=2.015).

Article Association of ABO and Rh Blood Groups to Blood-Borne Infect...