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The natural killer cell-associated rs9916629-C allele is a novel genetic risk factor for fatal COVID-19.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2023
Vietzen Hannes, Furlano Philippe L, Traugott Marianna, Totschnig David, Hoepler Wolfgang, Strassl Robert, Zoufaly Alexander, Puchhammer-Stöckl Elisabeth
Abstract excerpt
The severity of COVID-19 is associated with individual genetic host factors. Among these, genetic polymorphisms affecting natural killer (NK) cell responses, as variations in the HLA-E- (HLA-E*0101/0103), FcγRIIIa- (FcγRIIIa-158-F/V), and NKG2C- (KLRC2wt/del ) receptor, were associated with severe COVID-19. Recently, the rs9916629-C/T genetic polymorphism was identified that indirectly shape the human NK cell...
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