Association of Sickle Cell Trait with Risk and Mortality of COVID-19: Results from the United Kingdom Biobank

Sickle cell trait (SCT) carriers inherit one copy of the Glu6Val mutation in the hemoglobin gene and is particularly common in Black individuals (5–10%). Considering the roles of hemoglobin in immune responses and the higher risk for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among Black individuals, we tested...

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Autores principales: Resurreccion, W. Kyle, Hulsizer, Joseph, Shi, Zhuqing, Wei, Jun, Wang, Chi-Hsiung, Na, Rong, Zheng, S. Lilly, Struve, Clay, Helfand, Brian T., Khandekar, Janardan, Billings, Liana, Caplan, Michael S., Xu, Jianfeng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8437181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34129519
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1657

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