Association of Toll-like receptor 7 variants with life-threatening COVID-19 disease in males
Chiara Fallerini, Sergio Daga, Stefania Mantovani, Elisa Benetti, Aurora Pujol, Nicola Picchiotti, Agatha Schlüter, Laura Planas‐Serra, Jesús Troya, Margherita Baldassarri, Francesca Fava, Serena Ludovisi, Francesco Castelli, Maria Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Massimo Maria Vaghi, , Elisa Frullanti
The paper identifies rare TLR7 variants associated with severe COVID-19 in young males, suggesting a genetic basis for disease susceptibility.
medRxiv · Nov 19, 2020 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine