Individuals with Down syndrome hospitalized with COVID-19 have more severe disease.
Louise MalleCynthia GaoChin HurHan Q TruongNicole M BouvierBethany PerchaXiao-Fei KongDusan BogunovicPublished in: Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics (2020)
We demonstrate that individuals with DS who are hospitalized with COVID-19 are younger than their non-DS counterparts, and that they have more severe disease than age-matched controls. We conclude that particular care should be considered for both the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in these patients.