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A model integrating Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) haplotypes for risk prediction of COVID-19 clinical disease severity.
Immunogenetics - 1 Dec 2021
Beksac Meral, Akin Hasan Yalim, Gencer-Oncul Emine Begum, Yousefzadeh Mahsa, Cengiz Seval Guldane, Gulten Ezgi, Akdemir Kalkan Irem, Cinar Gule, Memikoglu Osman, Karaagaoglu Ergun, Dalva Klara
Abstract excerpt
Associations between inherited Killer Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) genotypes and the severity of multiple RNA virus infections have been reported. This prospective study was initiated to investigate if such an association exists for COVID-19. In this cohort study performed at Ankara University, 132 COVID-19 patients (56 asymptomatic, 51 mild-intermediate, and 25 patients with severe disease) were genotyped...
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