Article
ACE2 Expression is Increased in the Lungs of Patients with Comorbidities Associated with Severe COVID-19
2020-03-27
Abstract excerpt
The pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS- CoV-2) has resulted in several thousand deaths worldwide in just a few months. Patients who died from Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often had comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic obstructive lung disease. The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) was identified as a crucial factor that facilitates SARS-Co...
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- Literature Corpus work
- bb27f71f-bc94-5454-a416-5be943171b0f
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.03.21.20040261
