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Genes could be key to new Covid-19 treatments - ژن ها میتوانند کلید درمان های جدید کرونا باشند

Genetic evidence is second only to clinical trials as a way to tell which treatments will be effective in a disease. Existing drugs that target the actions of the genes reveal which drugs should be repurposed to treat Covid-19 in clinical trials, experts say.

Genes involved in two molecular processes – antiviral immunity and lung inflammation – were pinpointed. The breakthrough will help doctors understand how Covid-19 damages lungs at a molecular level.

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh made the discovery by studying the DNA of 2,700 patients in 208 intensive care units (ICUs) in the UK.

Nature

Release date: 15 December 2020
Source: University of Edinburgh

How genetics could impact COVID-19 treatments - درمان کرونا هم به ژنتیک وابسته است

Over the past few months, a number of drugs have been under investigation to treat COVID-19 without well-established safety or data to support these claims. However, some of these unproven therapies may have underlying genetic reasons for not being effective and resulting in fatal adverse effects as found with hydroxychloroquine.

Recently published a study in Nature Genomic Medicine.

Release date: 26 August 2020

Source: University of Minnesota