Association of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles with severe Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus infection :[PAUTHORS], Annals of Thoracic Medicine

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Year : 2016 | Volume : 11 | Issue : 3 | Page : 211--213

Association of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles with severe Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus infection

Ali H Hajeer¹, Hanan Balkhy², Sameera Johani⁴, Mohammed Z Yousef³, Yaseen Arabi⁴
¹ Department of Basic Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; Department of Pathology and Laboratory, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, 5Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
³ Department of Basic Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
⁴ King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City; Department of Intensive Care, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence Address:
Ali H Hajeer
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, P. O. Box: 3660 Riyadh 11481
Saudi Arabia

Background: Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is a disease of the lower respiratory tract and is characterized by high mortality. It is caused by a beta coronavirus (CoV) referred to as MERS-CoV. Majority of MERS-CoV cases have been reported from Saudi Arabia. Aim: We investigated the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) Class II alleles in patients with severe MERS who were admitted in our Intensive Care Unit. Methods: A total of 23 Saudi patients with severe MERS-CoV infection were typed for HLA class II, results were compared with those of 161 healthy controls. Results: Two HLA class II alleles were associated with the disease; HLA-DRB1*11:01 and DQB1*02:02, but not with the disease outcome. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the HLA-DRB1*11:01 and DQB1*02:02 may be associated with susceptibility to MERS.

How to cite this article:
Hajeer AH, Balkhy H, Johani S, Yousef MZ, Arabi Y. Association of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles with severe Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus infection.Ann Thorac Med 2016;11:211-213

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Hajeer AH, Balkhy H, Johani S, Yousef MZ, Arabi Y. Association of human leukocyte antigen class II alleles with severe Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus infection. Ann Thorac Med [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 Mar 25 ];11:211-213
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