Japan COVID-19 Task Force: a nation-wide consortium to elucidate host genetics of COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
Ho Namkoong, Ryuya Edahiro, Koichi Fukunaga, Yuya Shirai, Kyuto Sonehara, Hiromu Tanaka, Ho Lee, Takanori Hasegawa, Kanai Masahiro, Tatsuhiko Naito, Kenichi Yamamoto, Ryunosuke Saiki, Takayoshi Hyugaji, Eigo Shimizu, Kotoe Katayama, , Tomonori Sato
The paper reports a genome-wide association study of COVID-19 in a Japanese population, identifying a novel risk variant associated with severe disease in younger patients.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases · Sep 30, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine