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ACE2 Expression is Increased in the Lungs of Patients with Comorbidities Associated with Severe COVID-19
Patients who died from COVID-19 often had comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic obstructive lung disease. Although angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is crucial for SARS-CoV2 to bind and enter host cells, no study has systematically assessed the ACE2 expression in the lungs...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377288/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32526012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa332 |