Article
Genetic risk factors for COVID-19 and influenza are largely distinct.
Nature genetics - 1 Aug 2024
Kosmicki Jack A, Marcketta Anthony, Sharma Deepika, Di Gioia Silvio Alessandro, Batista Samantha, Yang Xiao-Man, Tzoneva Gannie, Martinez Hector, Sidore Carlo, Kessler Michael D, Horowitz Julie E, Roberts Genevieve H L, Justice Anne E, Banerjee Nilanjana, Coignet Marie V, Leader Joseph B, Park Danny S, Lanche Rouel, Maxwell Evan, Knight Spencer C, Bai Xiaodong, Guturu Harendra, Baltzell Asher, Girshick Ahna R, McCurdy Shannon R, Partha Raghavendran, Mansfield Adam J, Turissini David A, Zhang Miao, Mbatchou Joelle, Watanabe Kyoko, Verma Anurag, Sirugo Giorgio, Ritchie Marylyn D, Salerno William J, Shuldiner Alan R, Rader Daniel J, Mirshahi Tooraj, Marchini Jonathan, Overton John D, Carey David J, Habegger Lukas, Reid Jeffrey G, Economides Aris, Kyratsous Christos, Karalis Katia, Baum Alina, Cantor Michael N, Rand Kristin A, Hong Eurie L, Ball Catherine A, Siminovitch Katherine, Baras Aris, Abecasis Goncalo R, Ferreira Manuel A R
Abstract excerpt
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza are respiratory illnesses caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses, respectively. Both diseases share symptoms and clinical risk factors1, but the extent to which these conditions have a common genetic etiology is unknown. This is partly because host genetic risk factors are well characterized for COVID-19...
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