A rare gene variant in the X chromosome TLR7 gene is associated with a five times greater risk of severe COVID-19, in study of individuals across 12 countries (IMAGE)

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A rare gene variant in the X chromosome TLR7 gene is associated with a five times greater risk of severe COVID-19, in study of individuals across 12 countries

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Maps of countries contributing data to the consortium. Sample sizes (cases and controls) for each phenotype were added and represented on the logarithmic scale by each circle. Relative contribution to each phenotype is represented by the three colors. Maps obtained from https://www.naturalearthdata.com/.

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Butler-Laporte G, et al., 2022, PLOS Genetics, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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