A genetic find could help explain why flu makes some people seriously ill or kills them, while others seem able to bat it away with little more than a few aches, coughs and sneezes.
In a study just published in the journal Nature, British and American researchers said they had discovered a human gene that influences how people respond to flu infections, making some people more susceptible than others.
The discovery helps explain why during the 2009/2010 pandemic caused by a novel strain of the H1N1 flu virus , the vast majority of people infected had only mild symptoms, while others
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