Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Protein 3 Genetic Variant rs12252-C Associated With Disease Severity in Coronavirus Disease 2019.
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Abstract
A major unanswered question in the current global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is why severe disease develops in a small minority of infected individuals. In the current article, we report that homozygosity for the C allele of rs12252 in the interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3) gene is associated with more severe disease in an age-dependent manner. This supports a role for IFITM3 in disease pathogenesis and the opportunity for early targeted intervention in at-risk individuals.
Medical subject headings
- Alleles
- Betacoronavirus
- Coronavirus Infections
- Membrane Proteins
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- RNA-Binding Proteins
- Severity of Illness Index