Gastrointestinal cancers, ACE-2/TMPRSS2 expression and susceptibility to COVID-19
Abstract Recent studies on the pathophysiology of COVID-19 are indicating that the Angiotensin convertase enzyme 2 (ACE-2) and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) can act as a major component in the fusion of SARS-Cov-2 with target cells. It has also been observed that the expression of ACE-2...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-08-01
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Series: | Cancer Cell International |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-021-02129-x |