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Variability in digestive and respiratory tract Ace2 expression is associated with the microbiome

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) patients exhibiting gastrointestinal symptoms are reported to have worse prognosis. Ace2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), the gene encoding the host protein to which SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins bind, is expressed in the gut and therefore may be a target for preven...

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Autores principales: Koester, Sean T., Li, Naisi, Lachance, Daniel M., Morella, Norma M., Dey, Neelendu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7963026/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33725024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248730