Scientists find genetic link to COVID-19 deaths

*Polish researchers have reported that their findings point to a genetic link

Emmanuel Akosile | ConsumerConnect

The global community is still managing the damaging impacts of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

However, some have asked, why do some people have mild or no COVID-19 symptoms while others die?

Polish scientists have reported that their findings point to a genetic link.

Researchers at the Medical University of Bialystok in a study estimate that the gene could be present in about 14 percent of the Polish population.

The experts also opined that the presence of the gene is the fourth most important factor when it comes to determining the severity of the illness after age, weight, and gender, agency report said.

Marcin Moniuszko, a professor in charge of the study, therefore, suggested a genetic test “may help to better identify people who, in the event of an infection, may be at risk of an acute disease, even before the infection develops.”