摘要
2019年冠状病毒引发的疾病(新冠肺炎)已成为对人类生命和社会的威胁。科学家和临床医生正在研究入侵的新型冠状病毒,以加强理解其发病机制,并找到有效的药物和疫苗来对抗其并发症。到目前为止,他们已经了解到,这个新型冠状病毒并没有感染所有接触这种病毒的人,也没有在所有受感染的患者中观察到严重的呼吸道疾病。65岁以上或本身患病的患者更容易感染。基于这一认知,便引发了我们的思考:为什么有些人更容易感染这种病毒,而有些人则不然。本研究旨在综述现有的有关新冠肺炎的信息。在这里,我们讨论了遗传背景、免疫系统、潜在疾病、吸烟状况以及年龄、种族和性别如何影响新冠肺炎易感性。
关键词: 新冠肺炎,新型冠状病毒,年龄,种族,性别,吸烟状况,遗传易感性,免疫系统,潜在疾病。
Current Molecular Medicine
Title:Do Genetic Factors Predispose People to COVID-19: A Review Article
Volume: 21 Issue: 6
关键词: 新冠肺炎,新型冠状病毒,年龄,种族,性别,吸烟状况,遗传易感性,免疫系统,潜在疾病。
摘要: The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a threat to human life and society. Scientists and clinicians are struggling with the intrusive SARS-CoV-2 virus to enhance their knowledge about its pathogenesis and find an effective medicine and vaccine to combat its complications. Till now, they have learned that this SARS-CoV-2 has not infected all people exposed to this virus, and also severe respiratory illnesses have not been observed in all infected patients. Patients over 65 or with underlying diseases are more vulnerable to develop severe disease. Based on this premise, a highly challenging question is why some people are more susceptible to this virus and others are not. The present study was aimed to review the current information, which explains the broad spectrum of COVID-19 presentation. Here, we discussed how genetic background, immune system, underlying disease, smoking status, as well as age, race, and gender affect COVID-19 susceptibility.
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Do Genetic Factors Predispose People to COVID-19: A Review Article, Current Molecular Medicine 2021; 21 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566524020999201113102145
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566524020999201113102145 |
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