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SUBMITTER: Mehlotra RK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448762 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 20200826
Emerging results indicate that an uncontrolled host immune response, leading to a life-threatening condition called cytokine release syndrome (also termed "cytokine storm"), is the major driver of pathology in severe COVID-19. In this pandemic, considerable effort is being focused on identifying host genomic factors that increase susceptibility or resistance to the complications of COVID-19 and translating these findings to improved patient care. In this regard, the chemokine receptor-ligand nex ...[more]