COVID-19 vulnerability: the potential impact of genetic susceptibility and airborne transmission
Godri Pollitt, Krystal J., Peccia, Jordan, Ko, Albert I., Kaminski, Naftali, Dela Cruz, Charles S., Nebert, Daniel W., Reichardt, Juergen K.V., Thompson, David C., and Vasiliou, Vasilis (2020) COVID-19 vulnerability: the potential impact of genetic susceptibility and airborne transmission. Human Genomics, 14 (1). 17.
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Abstract
The recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, is inarguably the most challenging coronavirus outbreak relative to the previous outbreaks involving SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. With the number of COVID-19 cases now exceeding 2 million worldwide, it is apparent that (i) transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is very high and (ii) there are large variations in disease severity, one component of which may be genetic variability in the response to the virus. Controlling current rates of infection and combating future waves require a better understanding of the routes of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and the underlying genomic susceptibility to this disease. In this mini-review, we highlight possible genetic determinants of COVID-19 and the contribution of aerosol exposure as a potentially important transmission route of SARS-CoV-2.
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1479-7364 |
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| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2020 07:37 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3105 Genetics > 310509 Genomics @ 90% 32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320211 Infectious diseases @ 10% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920109 Infectious Diseases @ 100% |
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