Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) level, but not ACE gene polymorphism, is associated with prognosis of COVID-19 infection: Implications for diabetes and hypertension.

<h4>Background</h4>The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system was shown to be activated in severe COVID-19 infection. We aimed to investigate the relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) levels, ACE gene polymorphism, type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and hypertension (HT) and the pr...

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Main Authors: Onur Elbasan, Feyza Bayram, Ceyda Dinçer Yazan, Tuğçe Apaydın, Saida Dashdamirova, Hamza Polat, Ebru Arslan, İpek Yılmaz, Nastaran Karimi, Buket Ertürk Şengel, Sultan Seval Yılmaz, Ömer Faruk Çelik, Pınar Ata, Goncagül Haklar, Hülya Gözü
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288338&type=printable