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Is the tendency to get severe covid-19 lung disease genetic, meaning if one sibling got it bad, would you expect his other siblings to get it bad?

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Possibly: There certainly are people who handle the covid19 infection very easily. I assume genetics provide the answer.

Answered 5/17/2020

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A member asked:

Is the tendency to get severe covid-19 lung disease genetic, meaning if one sibling got it bad, would you expect his other siblings to get it bad?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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