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Replication of LZTFL1 gene region as a susceptibility locus for COVID-19 in Latvian population.
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ABSTRACT
The severity of COVID-19 disease is partly determined by host genetic factors that have been reported by GWAS. We evaluated nine previously reported genome-wide significant associations regardless of the disease severity in a representative sample from the population of Latvia. Our cohort consisted of 475 SARS-CoV-2 positive cases, from which 146 were hospitalized individuals and 2217 controls. We found three variants from Neanderthal introgression event at the 3p21.31 region to be significantly associated with increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalization status. The strongest association was displayed by rs71325088 with Bonferroni adjusted P=0.007, OR=1.46 [95% CI 1.17-1.81]. We performed fine-mapping by exploring 1 Mb region at 3p21.31 locus and identified 9 SNPs with even lower p-values with the strongest association estimated for rs2191031 P=5e-05, OR = 1.40[CI 95% 1.19-1.64] located in the LZTFL1. We show clear replication of 3p.21.31 locus in an independent cohort which favors further functional investigation of leading variants.
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2021
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Preprint