First genetic clue to why other people don’t have health problems from COVID-19

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People who have a specific genetic variant are twice as likely to never have health problems when they contract COVID-19, researchers said Wednesday, providing the first prospective explanation for the lucky organization dubbed the “super dododgers. “

Those who have two copies of the variant are 8 times more likely to have no symptoms of COVID-19, according to the study published in the journal Nature.

Previous studies have reported that at least 20% of the millions of COVID-19 infections in the pandemic were asymptomatic.

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