It discovered that a genetic feature linked to white blood cells found in about 60 per cent of ethnic Japanese people may help the body fight back against Covid-19, activating immune cells that recognise seasonal cold viruses.
“It could be considered an ‘X-factor’,” said Professor Shin-ichiro Fujii, team leader at Riken's immunotherapy laboratory, according to a report in Nikkei Asia.
His team focused on a type of human leukocyte antigen called HLA-A24, which is a protein located on the surface of white blood cells that are integral to the body's defence mechanism that activates T cells.
發表的研究論文
基因研究
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34026045/
考古學家
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14243394
