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Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory after exposure to prior seasonal cold viruses

  • Written by Jill Hollenbach, Professor of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco
Asymptomatic COVID-19 is linked to a gene variant that boosts immune memory after exposure to prior seasonal cold virusesGenetics may play a role in COVID-19 disease severity.BlackJack3D/E+ via Getty Images

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A common genetic variant explains why some people are asymptomatic after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to our recently published study in the journal...

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