Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19

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BiologyGenome-wide association studyGeneticsGeneCandidate geneSingle-nucleotide polymorphismBioinformaticsGenotype

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2'5'-Oligoadenylate SynthetaseCOVID-19ChromosomesHumanPair 12ChromosomesHumanPair 19ChromosomesHumanPair 21Critical CareCritical IllnessDipeptidyl-Peptidases and Tripeptidyl-PeptidasesDrug RepositioningFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansInflammationLungMaleMultigene FamilyReceptorInterferon alpha-betaReceptorsCCR2TYK2 KinaseUnited Kingdom

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Year: 2020
Type: article
Volume: 591
Issue: 7848
Pages: 92-98
Citations: 1449
Access: Closed

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                                    Erola Pairo‐Castineira, 
                                
                                    Sara Clohisey, 
                                
                                    Lucija Klarić
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in COVID-19. 
                            Nature
                            , 591
                            (7848)
                            , 92-98.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-03065-y
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-03065-y
PMID: 33307546

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