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Interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3 genetic variant rs12252-C is associated with severe influenza in Chinese individuals.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Yong-Hong, Zhao Yan, Li Ning, Peng Yan-Chun, Giannoulatou Eleni, Jin Rong-Hua, Yan Hui-Ping, Wu Hao, Liu Jin-Hua, Liu Ning, Wang Da-Yan, Shu Yue-Long, Ho Ling-Pei, Kellam Paul, McMichael Andrew, Dong Tao
Abstract excerpt
The SNP rs12252-C allele alters the function of interferon-induced transmembrane protein-3 increasing the disease severity of influenza virus infection in Caucasians, but the allele is rare. However, rs12252-C is much more common in Han Chinese. Here we report that the CC genotype is found in 69% of Chinese patients with severe pandemic influenza A H1N1/09 virus infection compared with 25% in those with mild...
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