Here are five things to know:
1. The researchers found some genes collaborate to control the immune system post-infections.
2. Genes play a role in controlling immune cells, tissue inflammation and body weight post-infection.
3. They concluded the chromosome parts that control body weight follow a similar genetic mapping position as the chromosome parts that control immune cells.
4. The team also identified a gene controlling the “frequency of a natural virus-killing immune cell and the cell’s ability of fight infection.”
5. The scientists hope their research will allow the modification of immune cells during an infection. This could allow physicians to target immune therapy toward specific genes.
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