Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting the expression of COVID-19-relevant genes in the large airway epithelium.
Silva KaselaVictor E OrtegaMolly MartorellaSuresh GarudadriJenna NguyenElizabeth AmplefordAnu PasanenSrilaxmi NerellaKristina L BuschurIgor Z BarjaktarevicR Graham BarrEugene R BleeckerRussell P BowlerAlejandro P ComellasChristopher B CooperDavid J CouperGerard J CrinerJeffrey L CurtisMeiLan K HanNadia N HanselEric A HoffmanRobert J KanerJerry A KrishnanFernando J MartinezMerry-Lynn N McDonaldDeborah A MeyersRobert PaineStephen P PetersMario CastroLoren C DenlingerSerpil C ErzurumJohn V FahyElliot IsraelNizar N JarjourBruce D LevyXingnan LiWendy C MooreSally E WenzelJoe Zeinnull nullnull nullCharles LangelierPrescott G WoodruffTuuli LappalainenStephanie A ChristensonPublished in: Genome medicine (2021)
These data provide evidence that clinically relevant variation in the expression of COVID-19-related genes is associated with host factors, environmental exposures, and likely host genetic variation.