Could gene mutations explain coronavirus cases in the young?

the new coronavirusPlans call for enrolling 500 patients worldwide who are under age 50, have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and admitted to an intensive care unit, and have no underlying health problems such as diabetes, heart disease or lung disease.

"We're going to try to find the genetic basis of severe coronavirus infection in young people," he said. Casanova is an investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland.Pinpointing genetic mutations could help scientists find new treatments. For example, if a patient's cells don't make enough of a certain molecule, supplementing it may become a treatment.

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