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. 2021 Sep 20;6:344. doi: 10.1038/s41392-021-00736-8

Table 1.

Summary of human genes associated with COVID-19

Locus Gene(s) or genotype Variant(s) or allele(s) or haplotype(s) References
Risk Protective Uncertain
2q24.2 IFIH1 / rs1990760 / 102,103
3p21.31 SLC6A20 / / / 104108
LZTFL1 rs11385942 / /
FYCO1 / / /
CXCR6 / / /
XCR1 / / /
CCR9 / / /
6p21.3 HLA HLA-A*11 HLA-A*02:02 HLA-A*02:01 9,15,16,18,97,115,117127,130
HLA-A*25 HLA-A*02:03
HLA-A*25:01 HLA-A*02:05
HLA-A*25:02 HLA-A*02:06
HLA-B*08 HLA-A*02:09
HLA-B*15:01 HLA-A*02:11
HLA-B*15:27 HLA-A*02:12
HLA-B*27:07 HLA-A*02:22
HLA-B*44 HLA-A*02:24
HLA-B*46:01 HLA-A*02:35
HLA-B*51 HLA-A*02:40
HLA-B*54:01 HLA-A*11:01
HLA-B*55:01 HLA-A*24:02
HLA-B*55:07 HLA-B*14
HLA-B*55:12 HLA-B*15:03
HLA-B*56:01 HLA-B*18
HLA-C*01 HLA-B*49
HLA-C*01:02 HLA-B*52:01
HLA-C*03 HLA-C*12:02
HLA-C*04:01 HLA-C*12:03
HLA-C*05 HLA-DRB1*12:01
HLA-DRB1*01:01 HLA-DPB1*03:01
HLA-DRB1*14:04 HLA-A*02:01-B*18:01-C*07:01-DRB1*11:04
HLA-DRB1*15:01 HLA-A*02:05-B*58:01-DRB1*08:01
HLA-DQA1*01:01 HLA-A*02:05-B*58:01-C*07:01
HLA-DQA1_509
HLA-DQB1*04
HLA-DQB1*06:02
HLA-A*11:01-B*51:01-C*14:02
HLA-A*01:01-B*08:01-C*07:01-DRB1*03:01
9q34.2 ABO rs495828 / / 104,135,137139
rs8176746
rs657152
rs8176746–rs8176740–rs495828–rs12683493
9q34.3 DPP7 1-bp insertion / / 106
11p15.5 IFITM3 rs12252 / / 141146
rs34481144
12q24.33 GOLGA3 rs143359233 / / 106
13q12.3 HMGB1 / / / 149,150
15q26.1 FURIN rs6226 rs4702 / 20,70,151
rs8039305 rs769208985
17q23.3 ACE D-allele I-allele / 80,86,154158
19q13.32 APOE ε4ε4 genotype / / 160163
21q22.3 TMPRSS2 rs61299115 p.Asp435Tyr rs12329760 106,165171
rs4303794
rs11088551
rs8134378
rs2070788
rs464397
rs469390
rs383510
rs2070788–rs9974589–rs7364083–rs8134378
rs463727–rs34624090–rs55964536–rs734056–rs4290734–-rs34783969–rs11702475–rs35899679–rs35041537
Xp22.2 TLR7 p.Ser301Pro / / 181,182
rs2042915990
rs200553089
rs189681811
rs147244662
Xp22.22 ACE2 rs4646114 rs2285666 / 4,8,17,151,152,165,166,168,171,183,184,191197
rs4646115 rs2106809
rs4646116 rs73635825
rs191860450 rs766996587
p.Arg514Gly rs1448326240
rs41303171 rs143936283
p.Leu351Val
rs961360700
rs1396769231
rs762890235
p.Arg708Trp
p.Arg710Cys
p.Arg710His
p.Arg716Cys
Xq12 AR Shorter CAG repeat / / 101,176,200203

IFIH1 the interferon induced with helicase C domain 1 gene, SLC6A20 the solute carrier protein family 6 member 20 gene, LZTFL1 the leucine zipper transcription factor like 1 gene, FYCO1 the FYVE and coiled-coil domain autophagy adaptor 1 gene, CXCR6 the C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 6 gene, XCR1 the X-C motif chemokine receptor 1 gene, CCR9 the C-C motif chemokine receptor 9 gene, HLA human leukocyte antigen, ABO the ABO, alpha 1–3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase and alpha 1–3-galactosyltransferase gene, DPP7 the dipeptidyl peptidase 7 gene, IFITM3 the interferon induced transmembrane protein 3 gene, GOLGA3 the golgin A3 gene, HMGB1 the high-mobility group box 1 gene, FURIN the furin, paired basic amino acid cleaving enzyme gene, ACE the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene, APOE the apolipoprotein E gene, TMPRSS2 the transmembrane protease serine 2 gene, TLR7 the Toll-like receptor 7 gene, ACE2 the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene, AR the androgen receptor gene.