The COVID-19 pandemic and Alzheimer's disease: mutual risks and mechanisms

F Chen, Y Chen, Y Wang, Q Ke, L Cui - Translational neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a life-threatening disease, especially …

Identifying factors contributing to increased susceptibility to COVID-19 risk: a systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies

S Luo, Y Liang, THT Wong… - International journal …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background To summarize modifiable factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
suggested by Mendelian randomization studies. Methods In this systematic review, we …

An IGHG1 variant exhibits polarized prevalence and confers enhanced IgG1 antibody responses against life-threatening organisms

W Sun, T Yang, F Sun, P Liu, J Gao, X Lan, W Xu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Evolutionary pressures sculpt population genetics, whereas immune adaptation fortifies
humans against life-threatening organisms. How the evolution of selective genetic variation …

COVID‐19 and the impact on Alzheimer's disease pathology

S Furman, K Green, TE Lane - Journal of Neurochemistry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has rapidly escalated into a global
pandemic that primarily affects older and immunocompromised individuals due to …

The UK Biobank: A shining example of genome-wide association study science with the power to detect the murky complications of real-world epidemiology

VY Tan, NJ Timpson - Annual review of genomics and human …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have successfully identified thousands of
genetic variants that are reliably associated with human traits. Although GWASs are …

Host genetic factors, comorbidities and the risk of severe COVID-19

D Zhu, R Zhao, H Yuan, Y **e, Y Jiang, K Xu… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was varied in disease symptoms. We …

Lineage-specific positive selection on ACE2 contributes to the genetic susceptibility of COVID-19

Y Pan, P Liu, F Wang, P Wu, F Cheng… - National Science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-2 (ACE2) gene, located on Xp22. 2, attracts a
great deal of attention because the protein it encodes is believed to be the functional cellular …

Rare variants in inborn errors of immunity genes associated with covid-19 severity

P Liu, M Fang, Y Luo, F Zheng, Y **… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Host genetic factors have been shown to play an important role in SARS-CoV-2 infection
and the course of Covid-19 disease. The genetic contributions of common variants …

Micronutrients, Vitamin D, and Inflammatory Biomarkers in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Causal Inference Studies

Á Alcalá-Santiago, M Rodriguez-Barranco… - Nutrition …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Context Experimental and observational studies suggest that circulating micronutrients,
including vitamin D (VD), may increase COVID-19 risk and its associated outcomes …

Nature of Acquired Immune Responses, Epitope Specificity and Resultant Protection from SARS-CoV-2

RM Gorczynski, RA Lindley, EJ Steele… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The primary global response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been to bring to the clinic as
rapidly as possible a number of vaccines that are predicted to enhance immunity to this viral …