A global effort to dissect the human genetic basis of resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection

COVID Human Genetic Effort

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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infections display tremendous interindividual variability, ranging from asymptomatic infections to life-threatening disease. Inborn errors of, and autoantibodies directed against, type I interferons (IFNs) account for about 20% of critical COVID-19 cases among SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals. By contrast, the genetic and immunological determinants of resistance to infection per se remain unknown. Following the discovery that autosomal recessive deficiency in the DARC chemokine receptor confers resistance to Plasmodium vivax, autosomal recessive deficiencies of chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) and the enzyme FUT2 were shown to underlie resistance to HIV-1 and noroviruses, respectively. Along the same lines, we propose a strategy for identifying, recruiting, and genetically analyzing individuals who are naturally resistant to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-164
Number of pages6
JournalNature Immunology
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2022

Funding

FundersFunder number
European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program
IMMUNAID
INTERFLU1574
Integrative Biology of Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory of ExcellenceANR-10-LABX-62-IBEID
Square Foundation
National Institutes of HealthR01AI088364
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
National Human Genome Research InstituteU24HG008956, UM1HG006504
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesZIAAI001265
Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Glenn Foundation for Medical Research
St. Giles Foundation
Meyer Foundation
National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesUL1TR001866
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme767015, 848146, 779295, COVID-19/PID12342, 824110
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions789645
Rockefeller University
Fondation du Souffle
Center for Mendelian Genomics, University of Washington
SCOR Corporate Foundation for Science
Science Foundation Ireland
Agence Nationale de la RechercheANR-10-IAHU-01
Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
Generalitat de Catalunya
Fondation pour la Recherche MédicaleANRS-COV05, ANR-20-COVI-0003, EQU201903007798
Université Paris-Saclay
Regione LazioA0375-2020-36663
Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation

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