Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19

Evidence is mounting that rare loss-of-function variants in the TLR7 gene predispose men with no medical history to severe forms of COVID-19.

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Main Authors: Frank L van de Veerdonk, Mihai G Netea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-03-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/67860
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description Evidence is mounting that rare loss-of-function variants in the TLR7 gene predispose men with no medical history to severe forms of COVID-19.
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spelling doaj.art-f186512ab00b455799f0f3bc8079af522022-12-22T03:37:59ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2021-03-011010.7554/eLife.67860Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19Frank L van de Veerdonk0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1121-4894Mihai G Netea1Department of Internal Medicine, Radboudumc Center for Infectious Diseases, Nijmegen, NetherlandsDepartment of Internal Medicine, Radboudumc Center for Infectious Diseases, Nijmegen, Netherlands; Department of Immunology and Metabolism, Life and Medical Sciences Institute, University of Bonn, Bonn, GermanyEvidence is mounting that rare loss-of-function variants in the TLR7 gene predispose men with no medical history to severe forms of COVID-19.https://elifesciences.org/articles/67860TLR7COVID-19LASSO logistic regression analysis
spellingShingle Frank L van de Veerdonk
Mihai G Netea
Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19
eLife
TLR7
COVID-19
LASSO logistic regression analysis
title Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19
title_full Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19
title_fullStr Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19
title_short Rare variants increase the risk of severe COVID-19
title_sort rare variants increase the risk of severe covid 19
topic TLR7
COVID-19
LASSO logistic regression analysis
url https://elifesciences.org/articles/67860
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