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 <h2>Description</h2>
 <p>
-This track shows variants associated with monogenic congenital defects of immunity to the <b>SARS-CoV-2</b> 
-virus identified by the <a target=_blank 
-href="https://www.covidhge.com/">COVID Human Genetic Effort</a>. This international consortium aims
-to detect rare or common monogenic inborn immunity errors (IEI) underlying severe forms of COVID-19
-in previously healthy individuals, as well as rare or common monogenic variations that make certain
-individuals resistant to infection by SARS-CoV2 virus despite repeated exposure.
+This track shows rare variants associated with monogenic congenital defects of immunity to 
+the <b>SARS-CoV-2</b> virus identified by the 
+<a target=_blank href="https://www.covidhge.com/">COVID Human Genetic Effort</a>. 
+This international consortium aims to discover truly causative variations: those underlying 
+severe forms of COVID-19 in previously healthy individuals, and those that make certain 
+individuals resistant to infection by the SARS-CoV2 virus despite repeated exposure.
 </p>
 <p>
 The major feature of the small set of  variants in this track is that they are functionally tested
-to be <b>deleterious</b> and genetically tested to be <b>disease-causing</b>. Specifically,
-rare variants were predicted to be loss-of-function (LOF) at 13 human loci known to govern
-TLR3- and IRF7-dependent type I interferon (IFN) immunity to influenza virus in patients with
-life-threatening COVID-19 pneumonia, relative to subjects with asymptomatic or benign infection.
+to be <b>deleterious</b> and genetically tested to be <b>disease-causing</b>. 
+Specifically, rare variants were predicted to be loss-of-function at human loci known to govern
+interferon (IFN) immunity to influenza virus in patients with life-threatening COVID-19 pneumonia, 
+relative to subjects with asymptomatic or benign infection.
 These genetic defects display incomplete penetrance for influenza respiratory distress and only
-manifested clinically upon infection with the more virulent SARS-CoV-2.
+appear clinically upon infection with the more virulent SARS-CoV-2.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Display Conventions</h2>
 <p>
 Only eight genes and few variants are contained in this track. Use the links in the table to
 browse the gene of interest:
 </p>
 
 <table class="stdTbl">
   <tr>
     <th>Gene Name</th>
     <th>Human GRCh37/hg19 Assembly</th>
     <th>Human GRCh38/hg38 Assembly</th>
   </tr>
   <tr>
@@ -77,42 +77,43 @@
 chr21:34697214-34732128</a></td>
     <td><a href="../cgi-bin/hgTracks?db=hg38&covidHgeMuts=pack&position=chr21:33324970-33359864">
 chr21:33324970-33359864</a></td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td>IFNAR2</td>
     <td><a href="../cgi-bin/hgTracks?db=hg19&covidHgeMuts=pack&position=chr21:34602231-34636820">
 chr21:34602231-34636820</a></td>
     <td><a href="../cgi-bin/hgTracks?db=hg38&covidHgeMuts=pack&position=chr21:33229974-33264525">
 chr21:33229974-33264525</a></td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 
 <h2>Methods</h2>
 <p>
-Variant calls in 12 autosomal IFN-related genes from whole exome or genome data with a MAF lower
-than 0.001 (gnomAD v2.1.1) and experimental demonstration of loss-of-function (LOF) were considered
-for statistical analysis. The proportion of individuals carrying at least one pLOF variant was
-compared between cases and controls by means of logistic regression with the likelihood ratio test.
-The first three principal components of the PCA were included in the logistic regression model
-to account for ethnic heterogeneity of the cohorts.
-Analysis of enrichment in rare (MAF &lt 0.001) synonymous
-variants of the 12 genes was performed to check the calibration of the burden test. PCA was
-conducted with Plink v1.9 software on whole exome and genome sequencing data and 1000 Genomes (1kG)
-Project phase 3 public database as reference, using 27,480 exonic variants with a minor allele
-frequency &gt0.01 and a call rate &gt0.99. The odds ratio was also estimated by logistic regression
-and adjusted for ethnic heterogeneity.
+This track uses variant calls in autosomal IFN-related genes from whole exome and genome data 
+with a MAF lower than 0.001 (gnomAD v2.1.1) and experimental demonstration of loss-of-function.
+The patient population studied consisted of 659 patients with life-threatening COVID-19 pneumonia 
+relative to 534 subjects with asymptomatic or benign infection of varying ethnicities. 
+Variants underlying autosomal-recessive or autosomal-dominant deficiencies were identified in 
+23 patients (3.5%) 17 to 77 years of age.
+The proportion of individuals carrying at least one variant was compared between severe cases 
+and control cases by means of logistic regression with the likelihood ratio test.
+Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was conducted with Plink v1.9 software on whole exome and 
+genome sequencing data with the 1000 Genomes (1kG) Project phase 3 public database as reference.
+Analysis of enrichment in rare synonymous variants of the genes was performed to check the 
+calibration of the burden test. 
+The odds ratio was also estimated by logistic regression and adjusted for ethnic heterogeneity.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Data Access</h2>
 <p>
 The raw data can be explored interactively with the <a target="_blank" href="../cgi-bin/hgTables">
 Table Browser</a>, or the <a target="_blank" href="../cgi-bin/hgIntegrator">Data Integrator</a>.
 Please refer to
 our <a href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/forum/#!forum/genome"
 target="_blank">mailing list archives</a> for questions, or our <a target="_blank"
 href="../FAQ/FAQdownloads.html#download36">Data Access FAQ</a> for more information.
 </p>
 
 <h2>Credits</h2>
 <p>
 Thanks to the COVID Human Genetic Effort contributors for making these data available, and in