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COVID symptoms seem to never touch certain people — and researchers may have finally figured out why (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by MrShankles@reddthat.com to c/news@beehaw.org

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Here is the study the article references:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06331-x

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[–] curiosityLynx@kglitch.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a known downside to this mutation? Like increased risk of autoimmune disorders?

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't see anything in the study looking at that aspect; but we may see future studies that reveal more, if interest in those alleles grows.

The immune system really is incredibly complex, so you just never know. Maybe someone will do a meta-study that looks at some other common denominators among the sample groups.