How Our Neanderthal Genes Affect the COVID-19 Mortality: Iran and Mongolia, Two Countries with the Same SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Cluster but Different Mortality Rates

Neanderthal genes possibly gave modern human protection against viruses. However, a recent study revealed that that a long sequence of DNA that is inherited from our Neanderthal ancestors can be linked to severe COVID-19 infection and hospitalization. Substantial evidence now indicates that our gene...

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Main Authors: S A R Mortazavi, A Kaveh-Ahangar, S M J Mortazavi, D Firoozi, M Haghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
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Online Access:https://jbpe.sums.ac.ir/article_47194_8a520ff8860cb22ae2a73592ed8ccc49.pdf