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Association of blood group with COVID-19 disease susceptibility and severity in Saudi Arabia.

Salwa I HindawiSundus DaghistaniTarek ElgemmeziOsman Omer RadhwiMaha BadawiWejdan Al-TayebSameera FelembanAbdulelah QadiReham KakiMazen BadawiTariq Madani
Published in: Transfusion (2023)
Although there was no significant association with the disease severity, the B blood group may be associated with a higher risk for COVID-19 infection. Further studies with a larger sample size are necessary to evaluate this correlation.
Keyphrases
  • coronavirus disease
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus