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HLA Allele Frequencies and Association with Severity of COVID-19 Infection in Northern Italian Patients.
Cells - 30 May 2022
Guerini Franca Rosa, Bolognesi Elisabetta, Lax Agata, Bianchi Luca Nicola Cesare, Caronni Antonio, Zanzottera Milena, Agliardi Cristina, Albergoni Maria Paola, Banfi Paolo Innocente, Navarro Jorge, Clerici Mario
Abstract excerpt
HLA allelic distribution was analysed in a cohort of 96 Northern Italian subjects (53M/43F) (mean age 59.9 ± 13.3 years) from Lombardy who developed COVID-19 during the first two pandemic waves to investigate possible correlations between HLA molecules and disease severity. An important role of HLA- B and HLA-C loci in modulating the clinical severity of COVID-19 disease was identified. In particular, the HLA-B07...
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