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Review
. 2020 Jul 16;69(3):511-514.
doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934504.

Covid-19 infection and the host genetic predisposition: does it exist?

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Review

Covid-19 infection and the host genetic predisposition: does it exist?

A Vašků. Physiol Res. .

Abstract

Knowledge of genomic interindividual variability could help us to explain why different manifestation of clinical severity of Covid-19 infection as well as modified pharmacogenetic relations can be expected during this pandemic condition.

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