Blood tests seek to identify ‘bad’ genes that make some people more susceptible
The Department of Medical Sciences is looking for the “bad” gene that makes some people prone to serious and repeated Covid-19 infections and the good gene that seems to leave others immune.
“We are testing the blood of about 2,000 people. Half of them had been infected with Covid-19 and the other half were never infected,” said Dr Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, director of the department’s Medical Life Sciences Institute.
“This is to find the particular gene that causes some people to…
