March 16, 2020

Relationship between the ABO Blood Group and the COVID-19 Susceptibility

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• By comparing blood group distribution in 2,200 COVID-19 cases from Wuhan hospitals and 3,700 controls from corresponding regions, Zhao et al found that ABO blood groups display different association risks for infection with SARS-CoV-2. Consistent with risk patterns of ABO blood groups for other coronavirus infections, group A was associated with an increased risk whereas group O was associated with a decreased risk. 

Zhao et al. (Mar 11, 2020). Relationship between the ABO Blood Group and the COVID-19 Susceptibility. Pre-print downloaded Mar 16 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.11.20031096