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SUBMITTER: Jafarpour R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8505027 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jafarpour Roghayeh R Pashangzadeh Salar S Dowran Razieh R
Pathology, research and practice 20211012
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 is more serious in people with underlying diseases, but the cause of healthy people with progressive disease is largely unknown. Host genetic factors such as ACE2 variants, IFITM-3, HLA, TMRSS2, and furin polymorphisms appear to be one of the agents involved in the progression of the COVID-19 and outcome of the disease. This review discusses the general characte ...[more]