Carrying genes linked to dementia could increase the risk of severe Covid-19 | Malay Mail

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LONDON, May 27 — New research has found that carrying faulty copies of a gene linked to dementia could double an individual's risk of severe Covid-19. Carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School in the UK and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA, the new...

Wednesday, 27 May 2020 07:01 AM MYT

Carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School in the UK and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA, the new study looked at data on 382,188 people of European ancestry aged 48 to 86 who were participating in UK Biobank, a study which includes genomic data on more than half a million UK residents.

Moreover, carrying the faulty genes increased the risk even if the participants had not developed Alzheimer's or heart disease. “This is an exciting result because we might now be able to pinpoint how this faulty gene causes vulnerability to Covid-19,” said co-author Dr. Chia-Ling Kuo.

 

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