Scientists pinpoint genes common among people with severe coronavirus infections – The Washington Post

Diving into peoples DNA is an approach that could help answer one of the pandemics biggest mysteries: Why do some people have mild coronavirus cases, or no symptoms at all, while others rapidly fall ill and die? Evidence is clear that older age and underlying conditions are risk factors for increased covid-19 severity. But genetic predispositions to runaway inflammation or other harmful immune responses could also contribute to worse disease.
Knowing this, researchers are working to uncover genes…

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