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Ancestral origins are associated with SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility and protection in a Florida patient population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2023
Shen Yiran, Khatri Bhuwan, Rananaware Santosh, Li Danmeng, Ostrov David A, Jain Piyush K, Lessard Christopher J, Nguyen Cuong Q
Abstract excerpt
COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The severity of COVID-19 is highly variable and related to known (e.g., age, obesity, immune deficiency) and unknown risk factors. The widespread clinical symptoms encompass a large group of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, raising a crucial question regarding genetic susceptibility, e.g., whether individual differences in immunity...
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