Susceptibilities of Human ACE2 Genetic Variants in Coronavirus Infection
Wenlin Ren, Yunkai Zhu, Jun Lan, Hedi Chen, Yuyan Wang, Hongyang Shi, Fei Feng, Da‐Yuan Chen, Brianna J. Close, Xiaomin Zhao, Jianping Wu, Boxue Tian, Zhenghong Yuan, Dongming Zhou, Mohsan Saeed, Xinquan Wang, Rong Zhang, Qiang Ding
Abstract
There is considerable variation in disease severity among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Human genetic variation can affect disease outcome, and the coronaviruses SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and HCoV-NL63 utilize human ACE2 as the receptor to enter cells.
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BiologyVirologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakBetacoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus InfectionsGeneticsOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseMedicinePathologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnimal Virus Infections StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies