Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity

Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity

The clinical outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies considerably from one individual to another and severe illness occurs only in a minority of cases. Evidence supports the role of genetic background alongside host, viral and environmental factors for COVID-19 severity. It seems that...

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Main Author: Alireza Tahamtan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University Of Medical Sciences 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Basic Research
Subjects:
covid-19
sars-cov-2
genetic background
Online Access:http://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-258-en.html
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spelling doaj-6a33cf16c68446b8949e1b25b7e2705c2021-06-22T05:07:34ZengGolestan University Of Medical SciencesJournal of Clinical and Basic Research2538-37362020-08-014312Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 SeverityAlireza Tahamtan0 1. Infectious Disease Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran . The clinical outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies considerably from one individual to another and severe illness occurs only in a minority of cases. Evidence supports the role of genetic background alongside host, viral and environmental factors for COVID-19 severity. It seems that host genetic background affects the balance of immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to different clinical courses of the diseasehttp://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-258-en.htmlcovid-19sars-cov-2genetic background
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Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity
Journal of Clinical and Basic Research
covid-19
sars-cov-2
genetic background
author_facet Alireza Tahamtan
author_sort Alireza Tahamtan
title Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity
title_short Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity
title_full Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity
title_fullStr Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity
title_full_unstemmed Genetic Background as a Missing Factor in COVID-19 Severity
title_sort genetic background as a missing factor in covid-19 severity
publisher Golestan University Of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Clinical and Basic Research
issn 2538-3736
publishDate 2020-08-01
description The clinical outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies considerably from one individual to another and severe illness occurs only in a minority of cases. Evidence supports the role of genetic background alongside host, viral and environmental factors for COVID-19 severity. It seems that host genetic background affects the balance of immune responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to different clinical courses of the disease
topic covid-19
sars-cov-2
genetic background
url http://jcbr.goums.ac.ir/article-1-258-en.html
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