Regeneron scientists pinpoint genes related to COVID-19 susceptibility and severity

Why do some people get SARS-CoV-2 infection, but others can fight it off? Why do some people develop serious COVID-19 disease after infection, while others only exhibit mild symptoms? A group of scientists from Regeneron has found some answers from the human genome.

In the largest trans-ancestry human exome sequencing study of COVID-19 to date, geneticists at the Regeneron Genetics Center have linked four gene locations and three specific genes to COVID-19 susceptibility and severity, according to findings presented at the American Society of Human Genetics virtual meeting.