Article
Host Genetic Factors, Comorbidities and the Risk of Severe COVID-19.
Journal of epidemiology and global health - 1 Jun 2023
Zhu Dongliang, Zhao Renjia, Yuan Huangbo, Xie Yijing, Jiang Yanfeng, Xu Kelin, Zhang Tiejun, Chen Xingdong, Suo Chen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was varied in disease symptoms. We aim to explore the effect of host genetic factors and comorbidities on severe COVID-19 risk. METHODS: A total of 20,320 COVID-19 patients in the UK Biobank cohort were included. Genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) was used to identify host genetic factors...
Topics
- Humans
- COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Comorbidity
- Membrane Transport Proteins
