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Increased expression of ABO blood group antigens secretion phenotype with O blood group and age advances

Jamil M. Obaid, Sultan A. Saghir, Amir M. Al-Hroob, Shaima A. Mohammed, Ola’a A. Melhi, Ashgan A. Alhomamy and Elham A. Al-Qodaimi
Saudi Medical Journal October 2024, 45 (10) 1064-1070; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.10.20240308
Jamil M. Obaid
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Sultan A. Saghir
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Amir M. Al-Hroob
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Shaima A. Mohammed
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Ola’a A. Melhi
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Ashgan A. Alhomamy
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Elham A. Al-Qodaimi
From the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences (Obaid, Mohammed), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences; from the Department of Medical Microbiology (Obaid), Faculty of Science, Ibb University, from the Department of Medical Laboratories (Obaid, Melhi, Alhomamy, Al-Qodaimi), Faculty of Medical Sciences, International Malaysian University, Ibb, Yemen, and from the Department of Medical Analysis (Saghir, Al-Hroob), Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.
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Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2024, 45 (10) 1064-1070; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.10.20240308

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Saudi Medical Journal Oct 2024, 45 (10) 1064-1070; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.10.20240308
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