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G6PD deficiency and severity of COVID19 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome: tip of the iceberg?
Annals of hematology - 1 Mar 2021
Youssef Jihad G, Zahiruddin Faisal, Youssef George, Padmanabhan Sriram, Ensor Joe, Pingali Sai Ravi, Zu Youli, Sahay Sandeep, Iyer Swaminathan P
Abstract excerpt
The severe pneumonia caused by the human coronavirus (hCoV)-SARS-CoV-2 has inflicted heavy casualties, especially among the elderly and those with co-morbid illnesses irrespective of their age. The high mortality in African-Americans and males, in general, raises the concern for a possible X-linked mediated process that could affect the viral pathogenesis and the immune system. We hypothesized that G6PD, the most...
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