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letter . 2020 Sep 30:ciaa1495. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1495
ABO Blood Group Correlations With COVID-19: Cohort Choice Makes A Difference
Daniele Focosi
1,✉, Maria Carla Iorio
1, Maria Lanza
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Daniele Focosi
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North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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Maria Carla Iorio
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North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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Maria Lanza
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North-Western Tuscany Blood Bank, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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Corresponding author: Daniele Focosi, via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy, Email: daniele.focosi@gmail.com
Received 2020 Aug 18.
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See letter "ABO blood groups and COVID-19", ciaa1472.
See letter "Relationship between ABO blood groups and COVID-19: study design matters", ciaa1473.
See commentary "Reply to Delanghe, Boudin and Daniele." with doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1477.