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    Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

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    The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality

    The application of the RRI perspective in innovation educational: "The teaching method of Real Social Project"

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    Proyecto de innovación educativa en el que introducimos la perspectiva RRI (Investigación e innovación responsable) en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 20 años de aplicación del método, más de 1000 alumnos participantes, 200 ONGs.Educational innovation project in which we introduce the RRI perspective (Responsible Research and Innovation) at the Complutense University of Madrid. 20 years of application of the method, more than 1000 students, 200 NGOs.Depto. de Teorías y Análisis de la ComunicaciónFac. de Ciencias de la InformaciónFALSEUCMsubmitte
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