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​ Gene mutation may explain why some don't get sick from COVID-19

31 Jul 2023 by Ted Escobedo   1 min read
People who contract COVID-19 but never develop symptoms -- the so-called super dodgers -- may have a genetic ace up their sleeve. They're more than twice as likely as those who become symptomatic to carry a specific gene variation that helps them obliterate the virus, according to a new study led by UC San Francisco researchers. 

The paper published July 19, 2023, in Nature, offers the first evidence that there is a genetic basis for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2. The research helps to solve the mystery of why some people can be infected without ever getting sick from COVID-19. 

Know more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230719112613.htm

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