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Analysis of ACE2 genetic variants in 131 Italian SARS-CoV-2-positive patients.
Human genomics - 11 Sept 2020
Novelli Antonio, Biancolella Michela, Borgiani Paola, Cocciadiferro Dario, Colona Vito Luigi, D'Apice Maria Rosaria, Rogliani Paola, Zaffina Salvatore, Leonardis Francesca, Campana Andrea, Raponi Massimiliano, Andreoni Massimo, Grelli Sandro, Novelli Giuseppe
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BACKGROUND: Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that are common in humans and many animal species. Animal coronaviruses rarely infect humans with the exceptions of the Middle East respiratory syndrome ( MERS-CoV ), the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus (SARS-CoV), and now SARS-CoV-2, which is the cause of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Several studies...
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