Association between ABO blood type and coronavirus disease 2019 severe outcomes across dominant variant strains.

Nicholas MielkeRebecca GorzAmit BahlLili ZhaoDavid A Berger

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2024)

ABO blood type was not associated with COVID-19 severe outcomes across the Delta, Alpha, and Omicron dominant COVID waves across a large health system in southeastern Michigan. Further research is needed to better understand if ABO blood type is a risk factor for severe disease among evolving COVID-19 variants and other viral upper respiratory infections.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
type diabetes
gene expression
copy number
drug induced
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
genome wide