A Genome-Wide Association Study in the Chilean admixed population reveals four new loci for COVID-19 severity and susceptibility
Yolanda Espinosa‐Parrilla, Macarena Fuentes‐Guajardo, Laura Carvajal-Silva, Kevin Aguilar-Valdés, Iskra A. Signore, Tamara V. Arévalo, Daniela Zapata‐Contreras, Gerardo Donoso, Paula Zúñiga-Pacheco, Hector Valenzuela-Jorquera, Stefania Andrea Rosso Villanelo, Eduardo A. Tobar-Calfucoy, Cristian Matus Yañez, Francisca Carvajal, Juan Saez Hidalgo, , Ricardo A. Verdugo
The paper conducts a genome-wide association study in a Chilean admixed population to identify genetic loci associated with COVID-19 severity and susceptibility, finding four new loci.
medRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine