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Association of HLA-B22 serotype with SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in Hong Kong Chinese patients.
HLA - 1 Feb 2021
Yung Yuk-Lin, Cheng Chi-Keung, Chan Hoi-Yun, Xia Jenny T, Lau Kin-Mang, Wong Raymond S M, Wu Alan K L, Chu Raymond W, Wong Alice C C, Chow Eudora Y D, Yip Sze-Fai, Leung Jennifer N S, Lee Cheuk-Kwong, Ng Margaret H L
Abstract excerpt
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. Since its first report in December 2019, COVID-19 has evolved into a global pandemic causing massive healthcare and socioeconomic challenges. HLA system is critical in mediating anti-viral immunity and recent studies have suggested preferential involvement of HLA-B in COVID-19 susceptibility. Here, by investigating the...
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