Novel NUDCD1 gene variant predisposes to severe COVID-19 disease in Asians

Genome-wide associative studies can potentially uncover novel pathways which modulate anti-viral immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 or identify drivers of severe disease. To date, these studies have yielded loci mostly in non-functional domains of unknown biological significance and invariably require large sample sizes, potentially missing lower frequency variants, especially in under-represented or minority populations.