COVID-19 severity linked to differences in DNA
UK researchers have identified 16 genetic variants in people who develop severe disease reveals paper in Nature
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Researchers have pinpointed 16 new genetic variants in people who developed severe COVID-19 that may help explain why some patients develop serious symptoms.
The results suggest that people with severe disease have genes that predispose them to one of two problems: a failure to limit replication of SARS-CoV-2 or excessive inflammation and blood clotting.