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cord-299422-s5evsj96	Abdollahi, Alireza	The Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Vulnerability Association with ABO/Rh Blood Types	2020-05-23		.txt	text/plain	2909	139	50	CONCLUSION: Similar to several previous studies about other viral diseases' association with ABO histo-blood groups, we have concluded that an individual's ABO histo-blood group phenotype and his/her susceptibility to COVID-19 are indeed connected. Previous researches have proved the potential role of ABO blood groups on a host's genetic susceptibility to various viral diseases such as influenza, Ebola, enteric viruses, and SARS-CoV infections (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) . In the present study, 397 COVID-19 patients and 500 normal controls were analyzed to evaluate the association of the ABO histo-blood group phenotypes with COVID-19 disease in the Iranian population. Further studies are required to determine the exact mechanism through which ABO blood group influences COVID-19 susceptibility, which could be helpful in patient management and disease control. However, our results were discordant regarding the ABO histo-blood antigens which make people susceptible to COVID-19 (AB versus A histo-blood group phenotype in Iran and China, respectively).	./cache/cord-299422-s5evsj96.txt	./txt/cord-299422-s5evsj96.txt