A South African study has identified thousands of genes that behaved differently in children with severe COVID and other respiratory infections compared with healthy controls.
#Covid19 #Genetics #RespiratoryInfections
Why do some children become seriously ill with COVID? The answer may lie in their genes
https://theconversation.com/why-do-some-children-become-seriously-ill-with-covid-the-answer-may-lie-in-their-genes-293988
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