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Five genes could increase your risk of dying from COVID – The Australian
One of the biggest mysteries of COVID-19 has been why some people experience no symptoms from the illness, while others fall severely ill and die.

- By Frances Vinall
- NCA NewsWire
- 2:25PM December 12, 2020
One of the biggest mysteries of COVID-19 has been why some people experience no symptoms from the illness, while others fall severely ill and die.
The answer may be in the genes, a new joint British and Australian study suggests.
Researchers from the University of Queensland, Monash University and the University of Edinburgh studied the genomes of 2244 critically ill patients with COVID-19 and compared the genetic makeup of these individuals…
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