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Hereditas(Beijing) ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (11): 963-975.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.23-215

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Progresses on genetic susceptibility of COVID-19

Yuanfeng Li1,2(), Tianzhun Wu3(), Shunqi Chen2, Yuting Wang2, Tao Zeng4,5, Ruofan Li4,5, Gangqiao Zhou1,6()   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, National Center for Protein Sciences at Beijing, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
    2. College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
    3. Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
    4. Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing 100853, China
    5. Faculty of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
    6. Center for Global Health, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
  • Received:2023-08-07 Revised:2023-09-21 Online:2023-11-20 Published:2023-10-12
  • Contact: Gangqiao Zhou E-mail:liyf_snp@163.com;wutianzhun@stu.gxmu.edu.cn;zhougq114@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Emergency Key Program of Guangzhou Laboratory(EKPG21-19);Open Cooperation Project of Nanjing Medical University Global Health Center(JX103SYL202200313)

Abstract:

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection causes a broad clinical spectrum of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Genetic factors might influence susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 infection or disease severity. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified multiple susceptible genes related to COVID-19 phenotypes, providing the scientific basis for the COVID-19 prevention and treatment. In this review, we summarize the recent progresses of COVID-19 susceptible genes, including the GWASs on multiple phenotypes of COVID-19, GWASs of COVID-19 in multiple ethnic populations, GWASs of COVID-19 based on multiple types of genetic variations, and the fine-mapping of the regions surrounding the susceptible genes.

Key words: SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Susceptibility gene