SMOC1 and infection: In a group of patients (consisting of 27 Caucasian, 4 African American, and 2 Hispanic) infected with WNV, the OAS family (exons) was sequenced; the presence of rs3213545 (OAS-L; G > A) was associated with WNV (Controls n = 60; WNV positive n = 33) infection susceptibility in the Caucasian population, noting that only the Caucasian data were utilized for analysis [84].