Influenza: Genomics & Severity

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Influenza: Genomics & Severity

CDC information: Are you at high risk for serious illness from flu? People with certain genetic conditions are at increased risk of severe illness from flu

Role of polymorphisms in host immune genes in determining the severity of respiratory illness caused by pandemic H1N1 influenza. 
Kenyan W, et al. Public Health Genomics, Mar 2013

CDC paper: A pilot study of host genetic variants associated with influenza-associated deaths among children and young adults. 
Ferdinands J et al. Emerging Inf Dis 2011

Full genome of influenza A (H7N9) virus derived by direct sequencing without culture. 
X Ren et al. Emerging Infectious Diseases, November 2013

NIH-Influenza Genome Sequencing Project