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ReviewInfection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases2020

Chemokine receptor gene polymorphisms and COVID-19: Could knowledge gained from HIV/AIDS be important?

Rajeev K Mehlotra

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Review in Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Regulatory Noncoding and Predicted Pathogenic Coding Variants ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  11. Chemokines and chemokine receptors during COVID-19 infection.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rajeev K MehlotraCenter for Global Health and Diseases, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Biomedical Research Building, #409A, 2109 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: rkm@case.edu.
Center for Global Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emerging results indicate that an uncontrolled host immune response, leading to a life-threatening condition called cytokine release syndrome (also termed "cytokine storm"), is the major driver of pathology in severe COVID-19. In this pandemic, considerable effort is being focused on identifying host genomic factors that increase susceptibility or resistance to the complications of COVID-19 and translating these findings to improved patient care. In this regard, the chemokine receptor-ligand nexus has been reported as potentially important in severe COVID-19 disease pathogenesis and its treatment. Valuable genomic insights into the chemokine receptor-ligand nexus have been gained from HIV infection and disease progression studies. Applying that knowledge, together with newly discovered potential host genomic factors associated with COVID-19, may lead to a more comprehensive understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

Indexed as

Polymorphism, GeneticChemokinesCOVID-19Disease ProgressionGene Expression RegulationHIV InfectionsHumansLigandsPromoter Regions, GeneticChemokinesLigandsCCR5COVID-19HIV/AIDSHost genetics

Identifiers

PMID32858232
PMCPMC7448762
OpenAlexW3081377388

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