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Null IFNAR1 and IFNAR2 alleles are surprisingly common in the Pacific and Arctic.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 6 Jun 2022
Meyts Isabelle
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In this issue of JEM, Bastard et al. (2022. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20220028) show that a loss-of-function IFNAR1 allele is common in western Polynesians, while Duncan et al. (2022. J. Exp. Med.https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20212427) report that a loss-of-function IFNAR2 allele is common in Inuits. Homozygotes lack type I IFN immunity but are selectively vulnerable to influenza, COVID-19 pneumonia,...
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