Association with the actual blood group is the ONLY culprit in ABO and COVID-19 disease severity

• Ali H. Hajeer,
• Hana M.A. Fakhoury,
• Tariq Z. Memish,
• Rana F. Kattan,
• Ziad A. Memish

Affiliations

Ali H. Hajeer

RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, P.O. Box.11172, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates; King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh, 11481, KSAU-HS- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hana M.A. Fakhoury

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tariq Z. Memish

College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Rana F. Kattan

Division Head Inpatient General Pediatrics, Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Ziad A. Memish

Corresponding author. P.O. Box 54146, Riyadh, 11514, Saudi Arabia.; Research & Innovation Centre, King Saud Medical City, Ministry of Health, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA