TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect of HLA-B27 on Susceptibility and Severity of COVID-19 JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol DO - 10.3899/jrheum.200939 SP - jrheum.200939 AU - James T. Rosenbaum AU - Hedley Hamilton AU - Michael H. Weisman AU - John D. Reveille AU - Kevin L. Winthrop AU - Dongseok Choi Y1 - 2020/10/15 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2020/10/27/jrheum.200939.abstract N2 - Although many genes have polymorphisms, major histocompatibility complex genes are the most polymorphic. Many assume that the diversity of HLA increases the likelihood that a species can survive pandemics. Indeed, evidence suggests that HLA-B27 is protective for HIV1, hepatitis C2, and possibly influenza3. ER -