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HLA genetic polymorphism in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Midwestern United States.
HLA - 1 Oct 2021
Schindler Emily, Dribus Marian, Duffy Brian F, Hock Karl, Farnsworth Christopher W, Gragert Loren, Liu Chang
Abstract excerpt
The experience of individuals with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranges from asymptomatic to life threatening multi-organ dysfunction. Specific HLA alleles may affect the predisposition to severe COVID-19 because of their role in presenting viral peptides to launch the adaptive immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this population-based case-control study in the...
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