DNA methylation architecture of the ACE2 gene in nasal cells of children

Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has led to the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 enters cells via angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors, highly expressed in nasal epithelium with parallel high infectivity.1,2 The nasal ep...

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Main Authors: Andres Cardenas, Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman, Joanne E. Sordillo, Dawn L. DeMeo, Andrea A. Baccarelli, Marie-France Hivert, Diane R. Gold, Emily Oken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86494-7