Research Article

HLA-B*44 Is Associated with Dengue Severity Caused by DENV-3 in a Brazilian Population

Table 3

Results of one-sided Fisher’s test (OR < 1) of association between the various HLA alleles analyzed and the type of dengue infection (primary versus secondary infections).

HLA alleleFrequency (%)Fisher’s test
PrimarySecondaryOR (95% CI)

B0713.337.140.501 (0–0.99)0.048
DR1318.6410.450.511 (0–0.91)0.028

HLA: human leukocyte antigen; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; : value.