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Increased placental expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, the receptor of SARS-CoV-2, associated with hypoxia in twin anemia-polycythemia sequence (TAPS)

INTRODUCTION: Recent reports suggest SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, may be transmittable from pregnant mother to placenta and fetus, albeit rarely. The efficacy of vertical transmission of SARS-CoV-2 critically depends on the availability of its receptor, ACE2, in the placenta. In the prese...

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Autores principales: Mao, Quanfu, Chu, Sharon, Shapiro, Svetlana, Bliss, Joseph M., De Paepe, Monique E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7833196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33497931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2021.01.008