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Circulating ACE2 activity predicts mortality and disease severity in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
OBJECTIVES: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) represents the primary receptor for SARS-CoV-2 to enter endothelial cells. Here we investigated circulating ACE2 activity to predict the severity and mortality of COVID-19. METHODS: Serum ACE2 activity was measured in COVID-19 (110 critically ill an...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8613979/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34838959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2021.11.028 |