A rare gene variant in the X chromosome TLR7 gene is associated with a five times greater risk of severe COVID-19, in study of individuals across 12 countries
Article URL: http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010367
Article Title: Exome-wide association study to identify rare variants influencing COVID-19 outcomes: Results from the Host Genetics Initiative
Author Countries: Canada, United States, Italy, Qatar, Germany, Poland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Thailand
Funding: see manuscript
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