For the study, researchers compared asymptomatic people to patients from the same community who developed severe Covid. The study team believe this is the first clear evidence of genetic resistance to the disease. We know the gene is related to where you live, which means more people in the north and west of Europe are likely to have this gene. This suggests that people of ­European stock are more likely to remain asymptomatic but still transmit Covid to susceptible people. Co-author Professor Sir John Burn, professor of clinical genetics at Newcastle University, said: “SARS CoV-2 is one of the greatest threats mankind has faced.

Source: Daily Mirror July 11, 2021 17:06 UTC