research Exploring Clinical and Imaging Differences in COVID-19: an Observational Approach to the IFITM3 rs12252 Polymorphism
This study found that among COVID-19 patients, a higher presence of the G allele in the IFITM3 rs12252 polymorphism correlates with increased inflammatory markers and disease severity, noting higher ESR, CRP, Fibrinogen, LDH, and D-dimer levels in severe cases compared to mild ones.