Rare predicted loss-of-function variants of type I IFN immunity genes are associated with life-threatening COVID-19

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Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) senses aberrant DNA during infection, cancer and inflammatory disease, and initiates potent innate immune responses through the synthesis of 2 ' 3 '-cyclic GMP-AMP (cGAMP)1-7. The indiscriminate activity of cGAS towards DNA d ...

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Rare predicted loss-of-function variants of type I IFN immunity genes are associated with life-threatening COVID-19

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