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ACE and ACE2 Gene Variants Are Associated With Severe Outcomes of COVID-19 in Men.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2022
Martínez-Gómez Laura E, Herrera-López Brígida, Martinez-Armenta Carlos, Ortega-Peña Silvestre, Camacho-Rea María Del Carmen, Suarez-Ahedo Carlos, Vázquez-Cárdenas Paola, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Rojas-Velasco Gustavo, Fragoso José Manuel, Vidal-Vázquez Patricia, Ramírez-Hinojosa Juan P, Rodríguez-Sánchez Yunuen, Barrón-Díaz David, Moreno Mariana L, Martínez-Ruiz Felipe de J, Zayago-Angeles Dulce M, Mata-Miranda Mónica Maribel, Vázquez-Zapién Gustavo Jesús, Martínez-Cuazitl Adriana, Barajas-Galicia Edith, Bustamante-Silva Ludwing, Zazueta-Arroyo Diana, Rodríguez-Pérez José Manuel, Hernández-González Olivia, Coronado-Zarco Roberto, Lucas-Tenorio Vania, Franco-Cendejas Rafael, López-Jácome Luis Esau, Vázquez-Juárez Rocío Carmen, Magaña Jonathan J, Cruz-Ramos Marlid, Granados Julio, Hernández-Doño Susana, Delgado-Saldivar Diego, Ramos-Tavera Luis, Coronado-Zarco Irma, Guajardo-Salinas Gustavo, Muñoz-Valle José Francisco, Pineda Carlos, Martínez-Nava Gabriela Angélica, López-Reyes Alberto
Abstract excerpt
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, affecting more than 219 countries and causing the death of more than 5 million people worldwide. The genetic background represents a factor that predisposes the way the host responds to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this sense, genetic variants of ACE and ACE2 could explain the...
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