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HLAB27 may confer protection to COVID-19 in generalized vitiligo patients from South Gujarat population.
Nucleosides, nucleotides & nucleic acids - 1 Jan 2025
Giri Prashant S, Bhimani Radhika, Laddha Naresh C, Dwivedi Mitesh
Abstract excerpt
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), while generalized vitiligo(GV) is an autoimmune disease that causes the loss of functional melanocytes, resulting in white patches all over the body. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) plays a crucial role in immune response to pathogens. Studies assessing the link between GV and COVID-19 are lacking;...
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