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SynthesisGenes2023

Genetic Ethnic Differences in Human 2'-5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase and Disease Associations: A Systematic Review.

Anmol Gokul, Thilona Arumugam, Veron Ramsuran

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Synthesis in Genes, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The potential impacts of human genetics on virus emergence.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anmol GokulSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Thilona ArumugamSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Veron RamsuranSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1590-9893

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, several studies have highlighted a skewed prevalence of infectious diseases within the African continent. Furthermore, a growing number of studies have demonstrated unique genetic variants found within the African genome are one of the contributing factors to the disease severity of infectious diseases within Africa. Understanding the host genetic mechanisms that offer protection against infectious diseases provides an opportunity to develop unique therapeutic interventions. Over the past two decades, several studies have linked the 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS) family with a range of infectious diseases. More recently, the

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Adenine NucleotidesHumansOligoribonucleotides2',5'-oligoadenylateAdenine NucleotidesOligoribonucleotideshuman geneticsinfectious diseasesOASpolymorphismsSARS-CoV-2viral disease

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PMID36833454
PMCPMC9956131

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