Article
Genome-wide association study of post COVID-19 syndrome in a population-based cohort in Germany.
Scientific reports - 6 May 2025
Ruß Anne-Kathrin, Schreiber Stefan, Lieb Wolfgang, Vehreschild J Janne, Heuschmann Peter U, Illig Thomas, Appel Katharina S, Vehreschild Maria J G T, Krefting Dagmar, Reinke Lennart, Viebke Alin, Poick Susanne, Störk Stefan, Reese Jens-Peter, Zoller Thomas, Krist Lilian, Ellinghaus David, Foesel Bärbel U, Gieger Christian, Lorenz-Depiereux Bettina, Witzenrath Martin, Anton Gabriele, Krawczak Michael, Heyckendorf Jan, Bahmer Thomas
Abstract excerpt
If health impairments due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) persist for 12 weeks or longer, patients are diagnosed with Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS), or Long-COVID. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has largely subsided in 2024, PCS is still a major health burden worldwide, and identifying potential genetic modifiers of PCS remains of great clinical and scientific interest. We therefore performed a case-control...
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- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Humans
