Published in Nature Genetics · View the paper (DOI)
An international team of researchers has identified a genetic link to long-term symptoms after COVID-19, with a gene variant increasing the risk by about 60%. The variant is located near the FOXP4 gene, which affects lung function and development. Impaired lung function plays a key role in developing long COVID.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- A gene variant increases the risk of long COVID Karolinska Institutet · May 21, 2025 · first to report
- FOXP4 gene identified in the first large-scale genetic study on Long COVID with participation of the GCAT Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute · May 22, 2025