Variants in the β-globin locus are associated with pneumonia in African American children
Summary: In African American adults, the strongest genetic predictor of pneumonia appears to be the A allele of rs334, a variant in the β-globin gene, which in homozygous form causes sickle cell disease (SCD). No comparable studies have been done in African American children. We performed genome-wid...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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| Series: | HGG Advances |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666247724001143 |
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