Article
ACE2, TMPRSS2, and Furin variants and SARS-CoV-2 infection in Madrid, Spain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2021
Torre-Fuentes Laura, Matías-Guiu Jorge, Hernández-Lorenzo Laura, Montero-Escribano Paloma, Pytel Vanesa, Porta-Etessam Jesús, Gómez-Pinedo Ulises, Matías-Guiu Jordi A
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that some individuals may present genetic susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection, with particular research interest in variants of the ACE2 and TMPRSS2 genes, involved in viral penetration into cells, in different populations and geographic regions, although insufficient information is currently available. This study addresses the apparently reasonable hypothesis that variants of these genes...
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