A Chinese host genetic study discovered type I interferons and causality of cholesterol levels and WBC counts on COVID-19 severity
Huanhuan Zhu, Fang Zheng, Linxuan Li, Yan Jin, Yuxue Luo, Zhen Li, Jingyu Zeng, Ling Fung Paul Tang, Zilong Li, Ningyu Xia, Panhong Liu, Dan Han, Ying Shan, Xiaoying Zhu, SiYang Maggie Liu, , Fanjun Cheng
This study identifies cholesterol levels and WBC counts as causal factors for COVID-19 severity through GWAS and MR analysis, and highlights type I interferon pathways in disease mechanisms.
iScience · Sep 30, 2021Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine