Article
COVID-19 genetic risk variants are associated with expression of multiple genes in diverse immune cell types.
Nature communications - 19 Nov 2021
Schmiedel Benjamin J, Rocha Job, Gonzalez-Colin Cristian, Bhattacharyya Sourya, Madrigal Ariel, Ottensmeier Christian H, Ay Ferhat, Chandra Vivek, Vijayanand Pandurangan
Abstract excerpt
Common genetic polymorphisms associated with COVID-19 illness can be utilized for discovering molecular pathways and cell types driving disease pathogenesis. Given the importance of immune cells in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 illness, here we assessed the effects of COVID-19-risk variants on gene expression in a wide range of immune cell types. Transcriptome-wide association study and colocalization analysis...
Topics
- COVID-19
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Humans
- Receptors, CCR
- Risk Factors
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
