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Coronavirus-19 disease risk and protective factors associated with HLA/KIR polymorphisms in Ecuadorian patients residing in Madrid.
Human immunology - 1 Nov 2023
Balas Antonio, Moreno-Hidalgo Miguel Ángel, de la Calle-Prieto Fernando, Vicario José Luis, Arsuaga Marta, Trigo Elena, de Miguel-Buckley Rosa, Bellón Teresa, Díaz-Menéndez Marta
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BACKGROUND: Immigrants represented 21.8% of cases in a Spanish cohort of hospitalised patients with COVID-19, a proportion exceeding the percentage of immigrants in that area's total population. Among the ethnic-related genetic risk factors for COVID-19, human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes in diverse populations might bias the response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and/or progression. Similarly, genetic differences...
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