New insights into genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: an ACE2 and TMPRSS2 polymorphism analysis

New insights into genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: an ACE2 and TMPRSS2 polymorphism analysis

Abstract Background Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has now been confirmed worldwide. Yet, COVID-19 is strangely and tragically selective. Morbidity and mortality due to COVID19 rise dramatically with age and co-existin...

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Main Authors: Yuan Hou, Junfei Zhao, William Martin, Asha Kallianpur, Mina K. Chung, Lara Jehi, Nima Sharifi, Serpil Erzurum, Charis Eng, Feixiong Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Genetic susceptibility
SARS-CoV-2
TMPRSS2
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01673-z

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