Kidney Failure May Drive COVID Deaths in People With Sickle Cell Trait - Medpage Today

6/27/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 10 months ago
by Kristen Monaco
by Kristen Monaco
COVID-19 severity strongly linked with sickle cell anemia as well
COVID-19 patients with sickle cell trait (SCT) were prone to poor outcomes that appeared to be driven in part by kidney dysfunction, a genetic association study suggested. Among U.S. veterans of Afr… [+3152 chars]
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