Date: September 24, 2020 Source 1: Howard Hughes Medical Institute Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Two new studies offer an explanation for why COVID-19 cases can be so variable. A subset of patients has mutations in key immunity genes; other patients have auto-antibodies that target the same components of the immune system. Both circumstances could contribute
Date: June 18, 2020 Source: PLOS Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Genetic variability across patients might play an important role in shaping the microbiome composition of wounds, thereby influencing the healing process, according to a new study. Genetic variability across patients might play an important role in shaping the microbiome composition of wounds, thereby influencing the
Date: June 6, 2020 Source 1: European Society of Human Genetics Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Italian researchers have been able to identify the genetic basis of susceptibility to Covid-19 infection, and also to the possibility of contracting a more severe form of the disease. This has important implications for treatment and drug development. The clinical
