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. 2022 Nov;57(11):2855-2860.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.26091. Epub 2022 Aug 17.

Asthma 17q21 polymorphism associates with decreased risk of COVID-19 in children

Ioulia Gourari  1 , Rika Gomi  1 , Madeline Young  1 , Geancarlo Jordan  1 , Madeline Liongson  1 , Andrea Heras  1 , Linda M Gerber  2 , Charlene Thomas  2 , Kalliope Tsirilakis  1 , Jennie Ono  3 , Pramod Narula  4 , Thomas Ketas  5 , John P Moore  5 , Stefan Worgall  1   6   7 , Perdita Permaul  1   6
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Asthma 17q21 polymorphism associates with decreased risk of COVID-19 in children

Ioulia Gourari et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2022 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: BMI; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; SNP; asthma; body mass index; children.

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