COVID-19 genetic risk variants are associated with expression of multiple genes in diverse immune cell types

Autor: Benjamin J. Schmiedel, Job Rocha, Cristian Gonzalez-Colin, Sourya Bhattacharyya, Ariel Madrigal, Christian H. Ottensmeier, Ferhat Ay, Vivek Chandra, Pandurangan Vijayanand
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26888-3
Popis: Immune cells are important in the pathogenesis of COVID-19. Here the authors assessed the effects of COVID-19-risk variants on gene expression in a range of immune cell types, highlighting their potential to impact the function of diverse immune cell types and influence severe disease.
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