The aim of the research is to reveal the cases of Lewis System Antigens Phenotype in West Georgia and setting the connection between antigens expressivness and IHD. Therefore, we have phenotypically tested 393 people (236 healthy donors; average age 42±7,5 and 157 patients ill with ischemic heart diseases; average age 62,5±7,5). In accordance with the findings, the number of Lewis -antigens among healthy population is 46,6% (110 ±4,8; p<0.
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