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HLA-DRB1*14 is associated with lower odds of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in Mexican individuals.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2026
Hernández Eric G, Daza-Mendoza Diego A, González-Rivas Enrique, Serrano-Vázquez Angélica, Pérez-Juárez Horacio, Uribe-García Alina, Rostro-Alonso Gareth O, Morán-Silva Patricia, Rojas-Velázquez Liliana, Ximénez García Cecilia
Abstract excerpt
Mexico has been one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several factors can influence the susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection, particularly highly polymorphic genes in the HLA system. Therefore, this pilot study analyzed the association between HLA-DRB1 genetic polymorphisms and the susceptibility and/or resistance to symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population from the Metropolitan...
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- Humans
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Mexico
- COVID-19
- Female
- Male
