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Pol Allingham

Genetic Mutation May Protect Some People From COVID-19 Symptoms

A citizen wearing a mask shops at a shopping center of Makati Central Business District on July 22, 2023, in Manila, Philippines. (ZHANG XINGLONG/GETTY IMAGES) 

People who get COVID-19 but don’t have any symptoms might be protected by a genetic mutation.

A new study offers the first evidence that genes influence a lack of symptoms for people with the virus, dubbed “superdodgers.”

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