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Association of high level gene expression of ACE2 in adipose tissue with mortality of COVID-19 infection in obese patients

INTRODUCTION: Obese patients have an increased risk of COVID-19 critical illness leading to ICU admission or death compared to normal weight individuals. SARS-CoV-2 binding to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor is a critical step mediate virus entry into target cells. Articles have allu...

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Autor principal: Al-Benna, Sammy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7368415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32835126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100283