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Have you ever wondered why some people never became sick from COVID-19? A study published today in Nature shows that common genetic variation among people is responsible for mediating SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection.
UnsplashFor the vast majority of people, contracting COVID-19 means a whirlwind of symptoms ranging from the relatively mild to the deadly serious. However, there’s also a portion of the population who have contracted the illness but never develop symptoms. While the reason why has eluded scientists and doctors since the start of the pandemic, new research might point to a genetic reason.A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature suggests a mutation in a specific gene might prevent people
A study published in Nature shows that common genetic variation among people is responsible for mediating SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection. The results indicate that individuals having this variant never feel sick once infected. This exciting discovery was a result of a U.S.-Australia collaborative work led by Danillo Augusto, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jill Hollenbach, Ph.D., professor at the University of California San Francisco; and Stephanie Gras, professor at La Trobe University in Australia.