Gene variation may explain immunity from COVID-19

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230719112613.htm

People with COVID-19 who never develop symptoms >2x as likely as those who become symptomatic to carry a gene variation that helps them obliterate the virus

A common allele of HLA is associated with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06331-x

HLA-B*15:01 is carried by ~10% of the study population

It doesn't prevent the virus f. infecting cells but prevents people f. developing any symptoms

#COVID19 #HLA