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. 2020 Nov;31(11):1582-1584.
doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2096. Epub 2020 Aug 22.

The potential influence of human Y-chromosome haplogroup on COVID-19 prevalence and mortality

J R Delanghe  1 , M L De Buyzere  2 , S De Bruyne  3 , W Van Criekinge  4 , M M Speeckaert  2
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The potential influence of human Y-chromosome haplogroup on COVID-19 prevalence and mortality

J R Delanghe et al. Ann Oncol. 2020 Nov.
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R1b-S116 haplotype frequency versus COVID-19 prevalence (30 April 2020) in the Netherlands and Flanders (A) [log (prevalence) = 2.8684 + 7.543 X (R1b-S116 haplotype frequency), r2 = 0.601] and in a group of 28 countries (B) [log (prevalence) = 2.848 + 5.561 X (R1b-S116 haplotype frequency), r2 = 0.390].
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