Abstract
The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has become the latest global emergency. Vitamin D, due to its important immunomodulatory function, may indicate a potential risk factor in coronavirus infections when deficient in an individual. The TAQ1 (rs731236) and FOX (rs2228570) polymorphisms in the VDR gene may be associated with the sev…