Individual HLA-A, -B, -C, and -DRB1 Genotypes Are No Major Factors Which Determine COVID-19 Severity
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Beitragende
Abstract
HLA molecules are key restrictive elements to present intracellular antigens at the crossroads of an effective T-cell response against SARS-CoV-2. To determine the impact of the HLA genotype on the severity of SARS-CoV-2 courses, we investigated data from 6,919 infected individuals. HLA-A, -B, and -DRB1 allotypes grouped into HLA supertypes by functional or predicted structural similarities of the peptide-binding grooves did not predict COVID-19 severity. Further, we did not observe a heterozygote advantage or a benefit from HLA diplotypes with more divergent physicochemical peptide-binding properties. Finally, numbers of in silico predicted viral T-cell epitopes did not correlate with the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infections. These findings suggest that the HLA genotype is no major factor determining COVID-19 severity. Moreover, our data suggest that the spike glycoprotein alone may allow for abundant T-cell epitopes to mount robust T-cell responses not limited by the HLA genotype.
Details
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Aufsatznummer | 698193 |
Fachzeitschrift | Frontiers in immunology |
Jahrgang | 12 |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 26 Juli 2021 |
Peer-Review-Status | Ja |
Externe IDs
Scopus | 85112214697 |
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ORCID | /0000-0001-6022-6827/work/127317483 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-8704-4713/work/141544263 |
ORCID | /0000-0001-9473-3018/work/148606178 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-0320-4223/work/150884948 |
Schlagworte
Forschungsprofillinien der TU Dresden
DFG-Fachsystematik nach Fachkollegium
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Schlagwörter
- HLA, SARS-CoV-2, immunogenetics, in silico prediction, T-cell epitopes