A Chinese host genetic study discovered IFNs and causality of laboratory traits on COVID-19 severity
Huanhuan Zhu, Fang Zheng, Linxuan Li, Yan Jin, Yuxue Luo, Zhen Li, Jingyu Zeng, Ling Tang, Zilong Li, Ningyu Xia, Panhong Liu, Dan Han, Ying Shan, Xiaoying Zhu, Siyang Liu, Rong Xie, Yilin Chen, Wen Liu, Longqi Liu, Xun Xu, Jian Wang, Huanming Yang, Xia Shen, Xin Jin, Fanjun Cheng
Abstract
. We hope that our work will contribute to studying the genetic mechanisms of disease and serve as a useful reference for COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment.
Topics & Concepts
Mendelian randomizationBiologyGenome-wide association studyDiseaseCausality (physics)PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ImmunologyGeneGeneticsComputational biologyMedicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Single-nucleotide polymorphismInternal medicineGenetic variantsGenotypeQuantum mechanicsPhysicsinterferon and immune responsesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment