在COVID-19的中国个体中分析KIR和HLA多态性

Sudan Tao1, Xuan You1, Paul J Norman2

  • 1Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Blood Center of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.

HLA
|October 4, 2024
PubMed
概括

杀手细胞免疫球蛋白样受体 (KIR) 基因变异和人类白细胞抗原 (HLA) 类型影响SARS-CoV-2感染风险. 某些KIR等位基因如KIR3DL3*00802可能会增加易感性,而HLA-Bw4可能会提供对COVID-19的保护.

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