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Polymorphisms in ACE, ACE2, AGTR1 genes and severity of COVID-19 disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Sabater Molina Maria, Nicolás Rocamora Elisa, Bendicho Asunción Iborra, Vázquez Elisa García, Zorio Esther, Rodriguez Fernando Domínguez, Gil Ortuño Cristina, Rodríguez Ana Isabel, Sánchez-López Antonio J, Jara Rubio Rubén, Moreno-Docón Antonio, Marcos Pedro J, García Pavía Pablo, Villa Roberto Barriales, Gimeno Blanes Juan R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Infection by the SARS-Cov-2 virus produces in humans a disease of highly variable and unpredictable severity. The presence of frequent genetic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the population might lead to a greater susceptibility to infection or an exaggerated inflammatory response. SARS-CoV-2 requires the presence of the ACE2 protein to enter in the cell and ACE2 is a regulator of the...
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