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Loss-of-function mutations in IFNAR2 in COVID-19 severe infection susceptibility.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Sept 2021
Smieszek Sandra P, Polymeropoulos Vasilios M, Xiao Changfu, Polymeropoulos Christos M, Polymeropoulos Mihael H
Abstract excerpt
Recent COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) host genetics studies suggest enrichment of mutations in genes involved in the regulation of type I and type III interferon (IFN) immunity in patients with severe COVID-19 infection. We performed whole-genome sequencing analysis of samples obtained from patients participating in the ongoing ODYSSEY phase 3 study of hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19 infection...
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