Article
COVID-19 and the Genetics of Inflammation.
Critical care medicine - 1 Jun 2023
Choudhri Yasmeen, Maslove David M, Rauh Michael J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Interindividual variability in the clinical progression of COVID-19 may be explained by host genetics. Emerging literature supports a potential inherited predisposition to severe forms of COVID-19. Demographic and inflammatory characteristics of COVID-19 suggest that acquired hematologic mutations leading to clonal hematopoiesis (CH) may further increase vulnerability to adverse sequelae. This review...
Topics
- Humans
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Inflammation
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
