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Neandertal genes may raise risk of severe COVID-19 — though they may protect against other diseases

Some people’s genetic inheritance from Neandertals may raise their risk of developing severe COVID-19. A stretch of DNA on human chromosome 3 was previously found to be associated with an increased risk of developing severe disease from coronavirus infection and of being hospitalized.  Some genetic heirlooms passed down after humans interbred with Neandertals more than 50,000 […]

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