INTER-POPULATION COMPARISONS AND THE IMPORTANCE IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE IRF7, TBK1, IFNAR1, IFNAR2 AND TLR3 GENE VARIANTS IN TURKISH INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

Objective: In the research conducted during the pandemic period, it has been determined that IRF7, TBK1, IFNAR1, IFNAR2, and TLR3 immunity genes play an important role in the predisposition to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, there is no information about variants of these genes in the Turkish population. The aim of this study was to determine the variants specific to the our study's population in these genes that predispose to infections and to compare them with other populations.