HLA-C* 04:01 is a Genetic Risk Allele for Severe Course of COVID-19
Weiner January, Phillip Suwalski, Manuel Holtgrewe, Charlotte Thibeault, Melina Müller, Dimitri Patriki, Claudia Quedenau, Ulrike Krüger, Tania Elisa, Lena Johanna Lippert, Stubbemann Paula, Real Luis Miguel, Sanchez Juan Macias, A. Pineda Juan, Marta Fernández‐Fuertes, , Bettina Heidecker
The paper identifies HLA-C* 04:01 as a genetic risk allele associated with increased intubation risk in severe COVID-19 cases, validated across multiple cohorts.
medRxiv · Dec 21, 2020 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine