A genetic variant inherited from Neanderthals reduces the risk of severe COVID-19 (image)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

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New research has found that a group of genes that reduces the risk of developing severe COVID-19 by around 20% is inherited from Neanderthals

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Bjorn Oberg, Karolinska Institutet.

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