Blood group A epitopes do not facilitate entry of SARS‐CoV‐2

J Intern Med, 2021;10.1111/joim.13256.

Abstract

Keypoint

The risk of contracting SARS‐CoV‐2 was slightly higher for individuals with blood group A versus O but did not differ between blood groups A1 versus A2. With much higher epitope density of blood group A1, this suggests that the A epitope itself does not facilitate viral entry.

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Authors

Schetelig, J., Baldauf, H., Wendler, S., Heidenreich, F., Real, R., Kolditz, M., Rosner, A., Dalpke, A., de With, K., Lange, V., Markert, J., Barth, R., Bunzel, C., Endert, D., Hofmann, J.A., Sauter, J., Bernas, S.N., Schmidt, A.H.

Publishing Date

27/01/2021