The impact of certain genetic variants (single nucleotide polymorphisms) on incidence and severity of COVID-19

J Gene Med. 2021 Feb;23(2):e3310. doi: 10.1002/jgm.3310. Epub 2021 Jan 12.

Authors

Anis Abobaker¹, Taha Nagib², Ahmed Alsoufi²

Affiliations

¹ Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool, Blackpool, UK.
² Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / genetics*
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 / metabolism
COVID-19 / diagnosis
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / genetics*
COVID-19 / physiopathology
Cytokines / genetics*
Cytokines / metabolism
Europe / epidemiology
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Incidence
Lung / metabolism
Lung / pathology
Lung / virology
Male
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
SARS-CoV-2
Serine Endopeptidases / genetics
Serine Endopeptidases / metabolism
Severity of Illness Index

Substances

Cytokines
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Serine Endopeptidases
TMPRSS2 protein, human