Article
Association between the HLA genotype and the severity of COVID-19 infection among South Asians.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2021
Naemi Fatmah M A, Al-Adwani Shurooq, Al-Khatabi Heba, Al-Nazawi Ashwaq
Abstract excerpt
Regional variations are found in the incidence and severity of the COVID-19 infection. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) polymorphism is one of the genetic factors that might have an impact on the outcome of the disease. This study explored the association between the HLA genotype and the severity of...
Topics
- Bangladesh
- COVID-19
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genotype
- HLA-A Antigens
- HLA-B Antigens
- HLA-C Antigens
- HLA-DQ alpha-Chains
- HLA-DQ beta-Chains
- Humans
- India
- Pakistan
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- SARS-CoV-2
- Severity of Illness Index