Population Difference in Allele Frequency of HLA-C*05 and Its Correlation with COVID-19 Mortality

Background: coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes severe illness including cytokine storms, but mortality among countries differs largely. In the present study, we investigated the association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I, which plays a major role in susceptibility to viral inf...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Sakuraba, Haider Haider, Toshiro Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
HLA
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/11/1333