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Association of ABO/Rh Blood Groups and ABO Gene Variants rs8176746 and rs495828 with COVID-19 Severity Among Egyptian Patients.
Viruses - 22 Jul 2026
Elnagdy Marwa H, Magdy Alshimaa, El-Nagdy Ahmed Hazem, Elkordy Eman Ali, Taha Ahmed E, Elmougy Atef, Rashwan Mohamed Ayed, Alomair Basil Mohammed, Adi Anas, Eldars Waleed, Elgamal Mohamed, Noureldin Mohamed Ahmed, Zeid Mayada Sabry, Sobh Ali
Abstract excerpt
The link between ABO/Rh blood groups and COVID-19 severity remains a topic of debate. We aimed to investigate the role ABO/Rh blood groups, rs8176746 and rs495828 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in COVID-19 severity among COVID-19 patients in Mansoura City, Egypt. A total of 306 Egyptian patients were included in this cross-sectional study. They were grouped into 86 cases with non-severe infection and 220...
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