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DNA Virome Shaped by Genes and Environment

A groundbreaking exploration into the human DNA virome reveals intricate associations between viral DNA loads and diverse clinical phenotypes, unveiling critical insights into how human genes and environments shape viral presence within blood. In an unprecedented study encompassing over 490,000 participants from the UK Biobank (UKB), researchers meticulously quantified viral DNA loads using whole genome sequencing (WGS) data…

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DNA Virome Shaped by Genes and Environment

A groundbreaking exploration into the human DNA virome reveals intricate associations between viral DNA loads and diverse clinical phenotypes, unveiling critical insights into how human genes and

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Mar 26 at 2:53pmJetpack
Show threadDeepDNA14h ago
@scienmagcom The host-virome interaction angle is really underexplored in consumer genomics. Most DNA tests completely ignore the virome even though viral DNA integrations and viral load associations are increasingly linked to clinical phenotypes. This kind of research highlights how much information we're leaving on the table.