Sunday 25 March 2012

'Severe flu' gene flaw identified

25 March 2012
Last updated at 13:39 ET












Some people are more ill with flu than others


Scientists have identified a genetic flaw that may explain why some people get more ill with flu than others.
Writing in Nature, the researchers said the variant of the IFITM3 gene was much more common in people hospitalised for flu than in the general population.
It controls a malformed

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