How one patient’s rare mutation helped solve a mycobacterial mystery

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How one patient’s rare mutation helped solve a mycobacterial mystery

Just because you are exposed to a pathogen does not mean you will become sick. Increasingly, scientists have shown that genetics play a central role in determining whether the pathogens that cause a wide range of disease—including influenza, warts and COVID-19—end up causing serious diseases.

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