Correlation of Low Levels of α-1 Antitrypsin and Elevation of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Higher Mortality in Severe COVID-19 Patients

• Main Authors: Ghazaleh Shimi (Author), Golbon Sohrab (Author), Katayoun Pourvali (Author), Arman Ghorbani (Author), Farinaz Hosseini Balam (Author), Khalil Rostami (Author), Hamid Zand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Variations in COVID-19 prevalence, severity, and mortality rate remain ambiguous. Genetic or individual differences in immune response may be an explanation. Moreover, hyperinflammation and dysregulated immune response are involved in the etiology of severe forms of COVID-19. Therefore,...