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. 2021 Aug 3;8(9):ofab402.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab402. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Host Genetic Analysis Should Be Mandatory for Proper Classification of COVID-19 Reinfections

Laura Pérez-Lago  1   2 , Marina Machado  1   2 , Marta Herranz  1   2   3 , Pedro J Sola-Campoy  1   2 , Julia Suárez-González  2   4 , Carolina Martínez-Laperche  2   5 , Iñaki Comas  6   7 , Luis Alcalá  1   2   3 , Pilar Catalán  1   2   3 , Patricia Muñoz  1   2   3   8 , Darío García de Viedma  1   2   3 ; Gregorio Marañón Microbiology-ID COVID-19 Study Group
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Host Genetic Analysis Should Be Mandatory for Proper Classification of COVID-19 Reinfections

Laura Pérez-Lago et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A, Schematic single nucleotide polymorphism distribution (vertical black lines) along the SARS-CoV-2 chromosome for the 2 COVID-19 episodes. B, Human identity testing analysis was done by short tandem repeat PCR (Mentype Chimera Biotype, Germany) on the same samples used to perform the SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR, and they were subsequently sequenced. Representative loci of the 12 noncoding short tandem repeat loci and the gender-specific locus amelogenin were analyzed. They were labeled with 3 different dyes (6-FAM, BTG, or BTY) using the Mentype Chimera PCR amplification kit (Biotype, Germany). Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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