Strong Correlation between the Case Fatality Rate of COVID-19 and the rs6598045 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) of the Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Protein 3 (<i>IFITM3</i>) Gene at the Population-Level

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a fatal pandemic disease that is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of 13 December, 2020, over 70,000,000 cases and 1,500,000 deaths have been reported over a period of several months; however, the mechanis...

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Main Authors: Yong-Chan Kim, Byung-Hoon Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/1/42