Allelic Variants Within the ABO Blood Group Phenotype Confer Protection Against Critical COVID-19 Hospital Presentation

Allelic Variants Within the ABO Blood Group Phenotype Confer Protection Against Critical COVID-19 Hospital Presentation

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease severity differs widely due to numerous factors including ABO gene-derived susceptibility or resistance. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the ABO blood group and genetic variations of the ABO gene with COVID-1...

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Main Authors: Herbert F. Jelinek, Mira Mousa, Nawal Alkaabi, Eman Alefishat, Gihan Daw Elbait, Hussein Kannout, Hiba AlHumaidan, Francis Amirtharaj Selvaraj, Hala Imambaccus, Stefan Weber, Maimunah Uddin, Fatema Abdulkarim, Bassam Mahboub, Guan Tay, Habiba Alsafar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
ABO blood group
SARS-CoV-2
disease severity
UAE
COVID-19 pandemic
infection–immunology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.759648/full

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