Correlation Between HLA-A, B and DRB1 Alleles and Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.

• Main Authors: Shu-Jun Ding (Author), Yi Zhang (Author), Xiao-Mei Zhang (Author), Xiao-Lin Jiang (Author), Bo Pang (Author), Yong-Hong Song (Author), Jian-Xing Wang (Author), Yao-Wen Pei (Author), Chuan-Fu Zhu (Author), Xian-Jun Wang (Author), Xue-Jie Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging hemorrhagic fever caused by a tick-borne bunyavirus (SFTSV) in East Asian countries. The role of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) in resistance and susceptibility to SFTSV is not known. We investigated the correlation of HLA lo...