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HLA allele frequencies and susceptibility to COVID-19 in a group of 99 Italian patients.
HLA - 1 Nov 2020
Novelli Antonio, Andreani Marco, Biancolella Michela, Liberatoscioli Laura, Passarelli Chiara, Colona Vito Luigi, Rogliani Paola, Leonardis Francesca, Campana Andrea, Carsetti Rita, Andreoni Massimo, Bernardini Sergio, Novelli Giuseppe, Locatelli Franco
Abstract excerpt
With the aim to individuate alleles that may reflect a higher susceptibility to the disease, in the present study we analyzed the HLA allele frequency distribution in a group of 99 Italian patients affected by a severe or extremely severe form of COVID-19. After the application of Bonferroni's correction for multiple tests, a significant association was found for HLA-DRB1*15:01, -DQB1*06:02 and -B*27:07, after...
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