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Increased ACE2 Expression in Bronchial Epithelium of COPD Patients who are Overweight

OBJECTIVE: Mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is increased in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Furthermore, higher BMI is related to severe disease. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 utilizes angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) to gain cell...

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Autores principales: Higham, Andrew, Singh, Dave
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7276828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32428380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oby.22907