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Aug 2026
Common genetic mechanisms between obesity and COVID-19 severity: unravelling pleiotropic loci and biological pathways
Abstract COVID-19 and obesity are complex conditions marked by immune and metabolic dysfunction, with the former still ranking among the leading causes of death from infectious diseases worldwide and the latter reaching pandemic proportions. Clinical evidence consistently shows that obesity increases the risk of severe...
Giulia Souza da Costa, C. Bandeira, Nicolas Pereira Ciochetti et al.
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