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A genome-wide association study for survival from a multi-centre European study identified variants associated with COVID-19 risk of death.
Scientific reports - 6 Feb 2024
Minnai Francesca, Biscarini Filippo, Esposito Martina, Dragani Tommaso A, Bujanda Luis, Rahmouni Souad, Alarcón-Riquelme Marta E, Bernardo David, Carnero-Montoro Elena, Buti Maria, Zeberg Hugo, Asselta Rosanna, Romero-Gómez Manuel, Fernandez-Cadenas Israel, Fallerini Chiara, Zguro Kristina, Croci Susanna, Baldassarri Margherita, Bruttini Mirella, Furini Simone, Renieri Alessandra, Colombo Francesca
Abstract excerpt
The clinical manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection vary widely among patients, from asymptomatic to life-threatening. Host genetics is one of the factors that contributes to this variability as previously reported by the COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative (HGI), which identified sixteen loci associated with COVID-19 severity. Herein, we investigated the genetic determinants of COVID-19 mortality, by performing a...
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