Scientists found a gene responsible for the severe course of covid. Genetic test on the way

- It is an important day for the entire Polish science, but most of all a very important day for the medical care system and the health of Poles. We have managed to identify a very important risk element when it comes to falling ill with COVID-19, that is the risk element related to the genetic structure - emphasized Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski. The knowledge will be used to identify people who have a predisposition to severely undergo COVID-19. As he said, the consequence of the discovery of the gene will be the creation of a genetic test, which - like PCR - will allow to quickly identify whether the patient has this gene and whether it is at a higher risk. It is assumed that the test to assess...