Article
SNP-mediated disruption of CTCF binding at the IFITM3 promoter is associated with risk of severe influenza in humans.
Nature medicine - 1 Aug 2017
Allen E Kaitlynn, Randolph Adrienne G, Bhangale Tushar, Dogra Pranay, Ohlson Maikke, Oshansky Christine M, Zamora Anthony E, Shannon John P, Finkelstein David, Dressen Amy, DeVincenzo John, Caniza Miguela, Youngblood Ben, Rosenberger Carrie M, Thomas Paul G
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies have reported associations of IFITM3 SNP rs12252 with severe influenza, but evidence of association and the mechanism by which risk is conferred remain controversial. We prioritized SNPs in IFITM3 on the basis of putative biological function and identified rs34481144 in the 5' UTR. We found evidence of a new association of rs34481144 with severe influenza in three influenza-infected cohorts...
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