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Blood group O, better armed against Covid-19?

2020-04-03T15:10:15.048Z


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Our blood group could have an influence on our resistance to the coronavirus, according to a Chinese study published on the MedRxiv site. The researchers observed the distribution of blood groups in 2,173 patients infected with Covid-19 from three hospitals in Wuhan and Shenzhen, comparing it with that of uncontaminated people. They concluded that "blood group A is associated with a higher risk of contracting Covid-19 compared to other blood groups, while group O is associated with a lower risk" .

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“It is not surprising. Already in 2005, a publication by a team from Hong Kong showed that people with blood group O were less sensitive to Sras (another coronavirus) than other blood groups. The two viruses in this respect are very similar , explains Jacques Le Pendu, director of research at Inserm-University of Nantes. Himself directed in 2008 the thesis of Patrice Guillon on the role of blood groups in transmission

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Source: lefigaro

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