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HLA-B Serine 116 Confers Protection Against Severe COVID-19 in a Cohort From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
HLA - 1 Dec 2025
Pereira Maria Aparecida da Silva, Ferreira Sâmila Natiane, Gonçalves Cássia Cristina Alves, Reis Mirella Carneiro Dos, Zampier Carolina da Paz, Leitão Isabela de Carvalho, Lopes Monique de Souza Almeida, Rossi Artur Duque, Soares-Lima Sheila Coelho, Galliez Rafael Mello, Barroso Shana Priscila Coutinho, Junior Orlando da Costa Ferreira, Tanuri Amilcar, Castiñeiras Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto, Rossi Átila Duque, Cardoso Cynthia Chester
Abstract excerpt
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, in which severe outcomes are primarily driven by an exacerbated immune response. The HLA region has been extensively investigated in COVID-19 due to its central role in the immune response, although genetic associations vary across populations. Here, the association of HLA genetic variability with COVID-19 severe respiratory outcomes was investigated in an...
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- Humans
- COVID-19
- Brazil
- SARS-CoV-2
