ELANE and COVID-19: Conversely, the minor alleles of ELANE, rs3761007A (G vs A; odds ratio [OR] 0.38 and P corrected [pC] ═ 0.009) and rs17223045T (C vs T; OR 0.08 and pC ═ 0.005) were more frequent in controls than in cases, indicating statistically significant differences and a protective association against COVID-19 (Table 2).