The impact of ABO blood groups on clinical outcomes and susceptibility to COVID-19: A retrospective study in an unselected population.

Sarah A Al-YouhaWaleed AlduaijAhmad Al-SerriSulaiman M AlmazeediMohannad Al-HaddadMohammad H JamalAndrew W ShihSalman K Al-Sabah

Published in: Transfusion (2021)

This study supports potential involvement of the ABO blood group system in predisposing to infection with SARS-CoV-2 in an unselected population. Examination of the mechanistic link between blood group and COVID-19 and its implications on controlling the current pandemic is warranted.

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