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ALLY in fighting COVID-19: magnitude of albumin decline and lymphopenia (ALLY) predict progression to critical disease

Johanna S van Zyl, Amit Alam, Joost Felius, Ronnie M Youssef, Dipesh Bhakta, Christina Jack, Aayla K Jamil, Shelley A Hall, Göran B Klintmalm, Cedric W Spak, Robert L Gottlieb
DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001525 Published 4 March 2021
Johanna S van Zyl
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Amit Alam
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Joost Felius
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Ronnie M Youssef
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Dipesh Bhakta
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Christina Jack
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Aayla K Jamil
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Shelley A Hall
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Göran B Klintmalm
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Cedric W Spak
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
5 Division of Infectious Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
6 Texas Centers for Infectious Disease Associates, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Robert L Gottlieb
1 Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
2 Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
3 Baylor Annette C and Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott and White Health, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 College of Medicine, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas, USA
7 Division of Precision Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
8 Department of Internal Medicine, TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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ALLY in fighting COVID-19: magnitude of albumin decline and lymphopenia (ALLY) predict progression to critical disease
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ALLY in fighting COVID-19: magnitude of albumin decline and lymphopenia (ALLY) predict progression to critical disease
Johanna S van Zyl, Amit Alam, Joost Felius, Ronnie M Youssef, Dipesh Bhakta, Christina Jack, Aayla K Jamil, Shelley A Hall, Göran B Klintmalm, Cedric W Spak, Robert L Gottlieb
Journal of Investigative Medicine Mar 2021, 69 (3) 710-718; DOI: 10.1136/jim-2020-001525
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