Investigating the Impact of Host Genetics on the Risk of Disease Progression in Individuals With Influenza

In a geographically diverse cohort of individuals with influenza, the genetic links to disease progression only started to become evident in the sensitivity analyses, mainly when looking at younger individuals. The power to detect associations was limited by the rate of disease progression and heterogeneity in phenotypes of the individuals studied, and therefore, additional studies focused on the role of genetics in influenza disease progression are needed.