Breakthrough study might explain why people develop severe COVID-19
BGR via MSN ^ | 13 Dec 2020 | Chris Smith
Posted on 12/13/2020, 6:37:52 PM by blueplum
....Researchers from the GenOMICC consortium compared the 2,700 ICU patients’ genetic information with samples from healthy volunteers from other studies. They discovered key differences in these five genes: IFNAR2, TYK2, OAS1, DPP9, and CCR. They “partially explain why some people become severely sick with Covid-19, while others are not affected.”
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Are these differences dependent upon one’s ethnicity at all?