US Study Finds HLA Mutant Gene Increases Likelihood of Asymptomatic COVID-19
US research team 'Corona 19 asymptomatic 1 out of 5 has HLA mutant gene' (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = It is known that about 20% ...
US research team 'Corona 19 asymptomatic 1 out of 5 has HLA mutant gene' (Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-young = It is known that about 20% of people who get the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) do not have symptoms. A US research team found a genetic mutation that increases the possibility of asymptomatic corona 19 more than eight times. Illustration of a mutant gene fighting the Corona 19 virus People with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) variant, ‘HLA-B*15:01', have immune T cells ready to fight the Corona 19 virus, so the probability of asymptomatic after infection is more than eight times higher.