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SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 gene expression in small intestine correlates with age

Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in COVID-19 patients, especially in younger patients. Our hypothesis was that intestinal SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 expression depends on patients’ age. We examined duodenal biopsies from 43 healthy human adults. ACE2 gene expression was directly correlated with ag...

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Autores principales: Vuille-dit-Bille, Raphael N., Liechty, Kenneth W., Verrey, François, Guglielmetti, Laura C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7335412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32627059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00726-020-02870-z