Rhesus factor is a stronger predictor for the risk of Sars-CoV-2 and mortality than ABO blood types

Yesilyurt Soner; Erinc Osman; Senat Almila; Gezmis Cem Tugrul; Balci Mustafa Bahadir Can

doi:10.1515/tjb-2023-0063

Türk Biyokimya Dergisi (Sep 2023)

Rhesus factor is a stronger predictor for the risk of Sars-CoV-2 and mortality than ABO blood types

Yesilyurt Soner,
Erinc Osman,
Senat Almila,
Gezmis Cem Tugrul,
Balci Mustafa Bahadir Can

Affiliations

Yesilyurt Soner: Department of Internal Medicine, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
Erinc Osman: Department of Internal Medicine, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
Senat Almila: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
Gezmis Cem Tugrul: Department of Urology, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye
Balci Mustafa Bahadir Can: Department of Urology, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Türkiye

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/tjb-2023-0063
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 48, no. 5
pp. 459 – 466

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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between ABO blood groups and Rhesus factor (Rf) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (Sars-CoV-2), as well as the risk of infection susceptibility and death according to pre-existing comorbidities.

Published in Türk Biyokimya Dergisi

ISSN: 1303-829X (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/tjb/html

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