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Type 2 diabetes and its genetic susceptibility are associated with increased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in UK Biobank.
Communications biology - 24 Jan 2024
Lee Aeyeon, Seo Jieun, Park Seunghwan, Cho Youngkwang, Kim Gaeun, Li Jun, Liang Liming, Park Taesung, Chung Wonil
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is known as one of the important risk factors for the severity and mortality of COVID-19. Here, we evaluate the impact of T2D and its genetic susceptibility on the severity and mortality of COVID-19, using 459,119 individuals in UK Biobank. Utilizing the polygenic risk scores (PRS) for T2D, we identified a significant association between T2D or T2D PRS, and COVID-19 severity. We further...
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