HSPA5 and COVID-19: Previous reports on host genetic factors with resistance to COVID-19 have investigated SARS-CoV-2 receptors such as the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the transmembrane protease serine-type 2 (TMPRSS2), glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa (GRP78), and the extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer or cluster of differentiation 147 (CD147) [reviewed by (23)].