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Association of specific ACE2 and TMPRSS2 variants with circulatory cytokines of COVID-19 Emirati patients.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2024
Elemam Noha M, Bouzid Amal, Alsafar Habiba, Ahmed Samrein Bm, Hafezi Shirin, Venkatachalam Thenmozhi, Eldohaji Leen, Al Hamidi Tasneem, Gerges Peter Habib, Halabi Nour, Hadj-Kacem Hassen, Talaat Iman M, Taneera Jalal, Sulaiman Nabil, Maghazachi Azzam A, Hamid Qutayba, Hamoudi Rifat, Saber-Ayad Maha
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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic represented one of the most significant challenges to researchers and healthcare providers. Several factors determine the disease severity, whereas none alone can explain the tremendous variability. The Single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and transmembrane serine protease type-2 (TMPRSS2) genes affect the virus entry and are considered...
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