Tag: Covid Gene

John Collis draws on the work of Prof Daniel M Davis to explore the role of genes in the immune system and asks whether genetic diversity might explain why some people are worse affected by Covid than others.

Oxford scientists have found a gene – LZTFL1 – that's present in 60% of South Asians and allows the virus to multiply in the lungs more easily. By contrast, only 15% of Europeans and 2% of black Africans have the gene.