The influence of comorbidities on COVID-19 outcomes has been recognized since the
earliest days of the pandemic. But establishing causality and determining underlying …

It has been 15 years since the advent of the genome-wide association study (GWAS) era.
Here, we review how this experimental design has realized its promise by facilitating an …

Population isolates such as those in Finland benefit genetic research because deleterious
alleles are often concentrated on a small number of low-frequency variants (0.1%≤ minor …

Studies have demonstrated that at least 20% of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2
remain asymptomatic,,–. Although most global efforts have focused on severe illness in …

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused a devastating pandemic. Although most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop …

SARS-CoV-2 can cause acute respiratory distress and death in some patients. Although
severe COVID-19 is linked to substantial inflammation, how SARS-CoV-2 triggers …

A large body of evidence generated in the last two and a half years addresses the roles of T
cells in SARS-CoV-2 infection and following vaccination. Infection or vaccination induces …

Population isolates such as Finland provide benefits in genetic studies because the allelic
spectrum of damaging alleles in any gene is often concentrated on a small number of low …

SARS-CoV-2 infection is benign in most individuals but, in around 10% of cases, it triggers
hypoxaemic COVID-19 pneumonia, which leads to critical illness in around 3% of cases …

INTRODUCTION Proteins are essential functional units of the human body and represent
the largest class of drug targets. RATIONALE Broad-capture proteomics has the potential to …