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Gene Set Linked To Higher Risk Of Severe Illness From COVID-19 Is Said To Have Been Passed On To Humans By Neanderthals Who Existed 60,000 YA. Modern Asians And Europeans Genomes Comprise 2–3% Neanderthal DNA Due To Inter-Breeding Thousands Of Years Ago. But This Gene Set, Which Is Common In Bangladesh, Is Said To Be Absent In Africans.
DNA Linked to Covid-19 Was Inherited From Neanderthals, Study Finds – The New York TimesThe stretch of six genes seems to increase the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus.