Gene Mutation May Explain Why Some Dodge COVID Symptoms: Study

A COVID-19 testing associate dressed in personal protective equipment (PPE) watches a man cough at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 7, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images

A new study suggests that people who contract COVID-19 but do not exhibit symptoms, referred to by researchers as “super-dodgers,” may have a genetic mutation that serves as a form of protection.

The research study was published in the journal Nature on July 19 and led by researchers from the University of California–San Francisco.