Rare severe forms of coronavirus infection in young people can be explained by the genetic predisposition of patients, said immunologist from France, Professor Jean-Laurent Casanova. On this, on Friday, April 17, reports Le Monde. The specialist focused on the fact that for some not clear reasons, in some young people and children without chronic diseases, COVID-19 is extremely difficult and in some cases provokes death. “These inexplicable cases indicate the existence of genetic factors that influence the response to the virus,” said the professor.. The scientist believes that relatively young patients may have a genetic predisposition that does not appear before the first contact with the virus, but later it can lead to a person in intensive care.

“At the moment of contact with the infection, your phenotype is manifested, the vulnerability to it existing in your genes. Therefore, our goal is to identify genome variations that can explain the occurrence of severe forms, ”Casanova explained.. Currently, researchers under the leadership of Casanova are trying to understand which genes are most vulnerable to coronavirus.. Earlier, a British physician called lethal factors in coronavirus. News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet Author: 1.