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Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19

Liam Gaziano, Claudia Giambartolomei, Alexandre C. Pereira and 54 more (opens in a new tab)

Nature Medicine · 2021

doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01310-z (opens in a new tab)

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