Scientists are questioning why younger people are also dying from coronavirus. Research suggests your DNA could play a part.
Meanwhile, a six-week-old baby in Connecticut became the world's youngest coronavirus victim on Thursday, although it's unclear whether the infant had any underlying problems.
that variations in the ACE2 gene that alter the receptor could make it easier or harder for the virus to get into cells. The UK Biobank – one of world’s largest with DNA data for 500,000 participants – is planning to add COVID-19 health data from participants to its data set, it tweeted last month. “In those cases, it is not an aged or weakened immune system that is the problem – it is one that works too well.”
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