HLA-B*44 and C*01 Prevalence Correlates with Covid19 Spreading across Italy

The spread of COVID-19 is showing huge, unexplained, differences between northern and southern Italy. We hypothesized that the regional prevalence of specific class I human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles, which shape the anti-viral immune response, might partly underlie these differences. Through a...

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Main Authors: Pierpaolo Correale, Luciano Mutti, Francesca Pentimalli, Giovanni Baglio, Rita Emilena Saladino, Pierpaolo Sileri, Antonio Giordano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/15/5205