TABLE 1.

Collaborative projects focused on genetic aspects of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection

Project	Aims	Details
18th International HLA and Immunogenetics Workshop: Covid‐HLA‐Genome (COHLAGE)	Definition of HLA associations with disease.	https://www.ihiw18.org/component‐immunogenetics/project‐covid‐hla‐genome‐cohlage/
GenOMMIC	Definition of genetic susceptibility to coronavirus	https://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/genomics‐england‐genomicc‐nhs‐covid‐19/
The Covid‐19 Host Genetics Initiative	Promotion of data sharing and collaborative working	https://www.covid19hg.org/

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