COVID-19 susceptibility: potential of ACE2 polymorphisms

COVID-19 susceptibility: potential of ACE2 polymorphisms

Abstract Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a metallopeptidase that primarily functions as a negative regulator of renin angiotensin system (RAS) by converting angiotensin II (Ang II) to angiotensin 1-7. Contrary to this, another RAS component, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) c...

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Main Author: Mayank Chaudhary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Subjects:
Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
ACE2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43042-020-00099-9

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