Common variants at 21q22.3 locus influence MX1 gene expression and susceptibility to severe COVID-19
Immacolata Andolfo, Roberta Russo, Vito Alessandro Lasorsa, Sueva Cantalupo, Barbara Eleni Rosato, Ferdinando Bonfiglio, Giulia Frisso, Pasquale Abete, Gian Marco Cassese, Giuseppe Servillo, Gabriella Esposito, Ivan Gentile, Carmelo Piscopo, Romolo Villani, Giuseppe Fiorentino, , Mario Capasso
The paper identifies common variants near the MX1 gene associated with reduced risk of severe COVID-19 and increased MX1 expression.
iScience · Mar 18, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine