Modelling suggests ABO histo-incompatibility may substantially reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission

Several independent datasets suggest blood type A is over-represented and type O under-represented among COVID-19 patients. However, blood group antigens appear not to be conventional susceptibility factors in that they do not affect disease severity, and the relative risk to non-O individuals is at...

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Main Author: Peter J.I. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436521000098