Calculated risk: a new single-nucleotide polymorphism linked to severe influenza disease
Clear links between human genes and susceptibility to influenza disease are scarce. A recent study uncovers a gene variant coupled to severe influenza, and shows how it hampers the expression of an antiviral gene that is key to immune cell survival.
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature medicine 2017-08, Vol.23 (8), p.911-912 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Clear links between human genes and susceptibility to influenza disease are scarce. A recent study uncovers a gene variant coupled to severe influenza, and shows how it hampers the expression of an antiviral gene that is key to immune cell survival. |
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ISSN: | 1078-8956 1546-170X |
DOI: | 10.1038/nm.4383 |