Neanderthal Gene Increases Severe COVID-19 Risk, Study Finds
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A study conducted in Bergamo, Italy, has found that genes inherited from Neanderthals are associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19, including intense pneumonia and hospitalization in intensive-care units. The study sheds light on Italy's worst pandemic hotspot, where the people of Bergamo experienced the world's highest casualties due to COVID-19.
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