How to Determine Non Secretor?

In simple terms, a person is said to be a secretor if he or she secretes their blood type antigens into their body fluids like the saliva, the mucus, whereas on the other hand, a Non-secretor does not put or if so at all very little of their blood type antigens into these fluids [5].

What percentage of the population are secretors?

In most populations, nearly 80 percent of people are secretors.

What specimen is used when determining the secretor status of a patient?

Test for Secretor Status (Inhibition Test)

To test for secretor status, an inhibition or neutralization test is done using saliva.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

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