CCR1 regulatory variants linked to pulmonary macrophage recruitment in severe COVID-19.
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ABSTRACT: Genome-wide association studies have identified 3p21.31 as the main risk locus for severe symptoms and hospitalization in COVID-19 patients. To elucidate the mechanistic basis of this genetic association, we performed a comprehensive epigenomic dissection of the 3p21.31 locus. Our analyses pinpoint activating variants in regulatory regions of the chemokine receptor-encoding CCR1 gene as potentially pathogenic by enhancing infiltration of monocytes and macrophages into the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19.
SUBMITTER: Stikker B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7836105 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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