Here's an intriguing preliminary observation. It might not pan out when more #COVID19 patients are studied, but this pilot study does suggest the possibility that blood type matters when it comes to #SARSCoV2 susceptibility and disease severity. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3075567/people-blood-type-may-be-more-vulnerable-coronavirus-china-study …
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Bottom line: Who knows? Assuming this study is sound, it's definitely a hypothesis worth looking into going forward.
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There seems to be a connection with Hb glycation and the viral protein binding to ACE2 - I wonder if blood type also influences that binding, and hence ease of transport into cells? Too much to read to keep up with it all.
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