Clinical characteristics of individuals with Down syndrome deceased with CoVID-19 in Italy-A case series.

Emanuele Rocco Villani Angelo CarfìAntonella Di PaolaLuigi PalmieriChiara DonfrancescoCinzia Lo NoceDomenica TaruscioPaola MeliPaolo SalernoYllka KodraFlavia PricciManuela Tamburo de BellaMarco FloridiaGraziano Ondernull null

Published in: American journal of medical genetics. Part A (2020)

Individuals with DS deceased with CoVID-19 are younger than individuals without DS. Comorbidity burden and increased risk of complications (i.e., bacterial superinfections) can influence CoVID-19 prognosis in individuals with DS. Specific strategies to prevent and mitigate the effects of CoVID-19 in the population with DS are needed.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
kidney transplantation
risk factors