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Genetic ancestry effects on the response to viral infection are pervasive but cell type specific.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 26 Nov 2021
Randolph Haley E, Fiege Jessica K, Thielen Beth K, Mickelson Clayton K, Shiratori Mari, Barroso-Batista João, Langlois Ryan A, Barreiro Luis B
Abstract excerpt
Humans differ in their susceptibility to infectious disease, partly owing to variation in the immune response after infection. We used single-cell RNA sequencing to quantify variation in the response to influenza infection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from European- and African-ancestry males. Genetic ancestry effects are common but highly cell type specific. Higher levels of European ancestry are...
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