Hunt Is on for Genetic Clues to Why Coronavirus Impact Varies

Scientists hope gene variations will explain why some younger, healthy Covid-19 patients require serious medical intervention or die from the infection

Scientists around the world are pooling their knowledge and resources to determine whether gene variations make people more susceptible to serious Covid-19 infection, hoping to learn why some patients’ coronavirus symptoms are quite mild while others’ are severe.

Those studying the outbreak say one of the most perplexing questions is why some young and middle-aged people who have no underlying disorders, and appear to be otherwise healthy, have required serious medical intervention or died after being infected.

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