{"id":9000,"date":"2020-11-08T17:06:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T17:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=9000"},"modified":"2020-11-08T17:20:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T17:20:57","slug":"discussion-association-of-abo-rh-with-sars%e2%80%90cov%e2%80%902-positivity-the-role-of-race-and-ethnicity-in-a-female-cohort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/discussion-association-of-abo-rh-with-sars%e2%80%90cov%e2%80%902-positivity-the-role-of-race-and-ethnicity-in-a-female-cohort\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussion: Association of ABO\/Rh with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Discussion: Association of ABO\/Rh with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"308z8FMK3h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/association-of-abo-rh-with-sars%e2%80%90cov%e2%80%902-positivity-the-role-of-race-and-ethnicity-in-a-female-cohort\/\">Association of ABO\/Rh with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Association of ABO\/Rh with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/association-of-abo-rh-with-sars%e2%80%90cov%e2%80%902-positivity-the-role-of-race-and-ethnicity-in-a-female-cohort\/embed\/#?secret=6WW0VSVwLX#?secret=308z8FMK3h\" data-secret=\"308z8FMK3h\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>I have been asked to explain this in simple terms:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The study highlights ethnicity as an indicator of whether or not an Rh negative individual has a complete D gene deletion. Complete gene deletion is the norm among Europeans, but rare in Africans and Asians. In black Americans, around half have a complete Rh(D) gene deletion and around half do not. This largely depends on which part of their ancestry their Rh negativity comes from. Most black Americans have more African than European ancestry, but since Europeans are much higher in Rh negative blood than Africans, the numbers even each other out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study examines possibilities for high COVID-related deaths and cases among black Americans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I tend to avoid the term &#8220;Hispanic&#8221; as it doesn&#8217;t define a genetic ethnicity. You can literally be of 100% European, 100% African or 100% Native American ancestry and still be considered Hispanic. Native American ancestry has it&#8217;s origin in Asian tribes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-rh-negative-blood-and-people\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SvbQtuybSt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/pure-native-americans-lack-the-rh-negative-gene-completely\/\">Pure Native Americans lack the rh negative gene completely<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pure Native Americans lack the rh negative gene completely&#8221; &#8212; The Rh Negative Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/pure-native-americans-lack-the-rh-negative-gene-completely\/embed\/#?secret=VDujxK0jT7#?secret=SvbQtuybSt\" data-secret=\"SvbQtuybSt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When looking at COVID cases and especially deaths in Rh(D) negatives, it is helpful to look at ancestry and determine whether or not the individual has\/had a complete D gene deletion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/61835444_1252232391595050_7424995309337444352_o.jpg?resize=540%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/61835444_1252232391595050_7424995309337444352_o.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/61835444_1252232391595050_7424995309337444352_o.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/62018326_1252232581595031_3821232673834139648_n.jpg?resize=640%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/62018326_1252232581595031_3821232673834139648_n.jpg?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/62018326_1252232581595031_3821232673834139648_n.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Discussion: Association of ABO\/Rh with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Discussion: Association of ABO\/Rh with SARS\u2010CoV\u20102 positivity: The role of race and ethnicity in a female cohort\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>The study highlights ethnicity as an indicator of whether or not an Rh negative individual has a complete D gene deletion. Complete gene deletion is the norm among Europeans, but rare in Africans and Asians. In black Americans, around half have a complete Rh(D) gene deletion and around half do not. This largely depends on which part of their ancestry their Rh negativity comes from. Most black Americans have more African than European ancestry, but since Europeans are much higher in Rh negative blood than Africans, the numbers even each other out. The study examines possibilities for high COVID-related deaths and cases among black Americans. I tend to avoid the term &#8220;Hispanic&#8221; as it doesn&#8217;t define a genetic ethnicity. 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