ABO blood group association and COVID-19. COVID-19 susceptibility and severity: a review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been affecting the health and economic, as well as social, life of the entire globe since the end of 2019. The virus causes COVID-19, with a wide range of symptoms among the infected individuals, from asymptomatic infection to mortality. This, along with a high infection rate, prompted efforts to investigate the potential mechanisms of the different clinical manifestations caused by SARS-CoV-2 among the infected populations.

Hypothesis

One of the possible mechanisms that has been reported is the ABO blood system polymorphism. Indeed, one of the major proposed mechanisms is the presence of naturally occurring anti-A antibodies in individuals of groups O and B, which could be partially protective against SARS-CoV-2 virions.

Objective

SUBMITTER: Shibeeb S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature