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dc.contributor.authorElhabyan, Abdelazeem et al.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-15T17:53:04Z
dc.date.available2021-03-15T17:53:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-11
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198163en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/2517
dc.description.abstractBackground: Susceptibility to severe viral infections was reported to be associated with genetic variants in immune response genes using case reports and GWAS studies. SARS-CoV-2 is an emergent viral disease that caused millions of COVID-19 cases all over the world. Around 15 % of cases are severe and some of them are accompanied by dysregulated immune system and cytokine storm. There is increasing evidence that severe manifestations of COVID-19 might be attributed to human genetic variants in genes related to immune deficiency and or inflammasome activation (cytokine storm). Objective: Identify the candidate genes that are likely to aid in explaining severe COVID-19 and provide insights to understand the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19. Methods: In this article, we systematically reviewed genes related to viral susceptibility that were reported in human genetic studies (Case-reports and GWAS) to understand the role of host viral interactions and to provide insights into the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19. Results: We found 40 genes associated with viral susceptibility and 21 of them were associated with severe SARS-CoV disease and severe COVID-19. Some of those genes were implicated in TLR pathways, others in C-lectin pathways, and others were related to inflammasome activation (cytokine storm). Conclusion: This compilation represents a list of candidate genes that are likely to aid in explaining severe COVID-19 which are worthy of inclusion in gene panels and during meta-analysis of different variants in host genetics studies of COVID-19. In addition, we provide several hypotheses for severe COVID-19 and possible therapeutic targets.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectCytokine Release Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectInflammasomesen_US
dc.subjectInterferonsen_US
dc.subjectInterleukinsen_US
dc.subjectSARS Virusen_US
dc.subjectSystematic Reviewen_US
dc.titleThe role of host genetics in susceptibility to severe viral infections in humans and insights into host genetics of severe COVID-19: A systematic reviewen_US
eihealth.countryOthersen_US
eihealth.categoryVirus: natural history, transmission and diagnosticsen_US
eihealth.categoryEpidemiology and epidemiological studiesen_US
eihealth.typePublished Articleen_US
eihealth.maincategorySlow Spread / Reducir la Dispersiónen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalVirus Resen_US


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