Association of the rs2814778 variant in the ACKR1 gene, responsible for the Duffy erythrocyte antigen "null" phenotype, with COVID-19 severity in Southern Brazil
The presence of the C allele in the rs2814778 variant indicated an increased risk of severe or critical COVID-19 in the southern Brazilian population across all possible genotypes and genetic inheritance models.
Authors
- Sigurd Grava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6532-3383)
- Kelly Silvério Góis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5803-9712)
- Andréa Name Colado Simão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2073-6782)
- Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5815-7903)
- Matheus Braga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6316-4200)
- Victor Hugo de Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6620-540X)
- Quirino Alves de Lima Neto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-7567)
- Julyane Schavaren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3313-5458)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Einstein (São Paulo)
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2026ao1543
- Primary Topic
- Blood groups and transfusion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00