Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the expression of COVID-19-relevant genes in the large airway epithelium

Abstract Background The large airway epithelial barrier provides one of the first lines of defense against respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. Substantial inter-individual variability in individual disease courses is hypothesized to be partially mediated by the differenti...

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Main Authors: Silva Kasela, Victor E. Ortega, Molly Martorella, Suresh Garudadri, Jenna Nguyen, Elizabeth Ampleford, Anu Pasanen, Srilaxmi Nerella, Kristina L. Buschur, Igor Z. Barjaktarevic, R. Graham Barr, Eugene R. Bleecker, Russell P. Bowler, Alejandro P. Comellas, Christopher B. Cooper, David J. Couper, Gerard J. Criner, Jeffrey L. Curtis, MeiLan K. Han, Nadia N. Hansel, Eric A. Hoffman, Robert J. Kaner, Jerry A. Krishnan, Fernando J. Martinez, Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Deborah A. Meyers, Robert Paine, Stephen P. Peters, Mario Castro, Loren C. Denlinger, Serpil C. Erzurum, John V. Fahy, Elliot Israel, Nizar N. Jarjour, Bruce D. Levy, Xingnan Li, Wendy C. Moore, Sally E. Wenzel, Joe Zein, NHLBI SubPopulations and InteRmediate Outcome Measures In COPD Study (SPIROMICS), NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium, Charles Langelier, Prescott G. Woodruff, Tuuli Lappalainen, Stephanie A. Christenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Genome Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00866-2