Genetic analysis of ACE2 peptidase domain in SARS-CoV-2-positive and SARS-CoV-2-negative individuals from Pakistan.

Noor MuhammadHumaira NaeemiAyesha AzeemRida SadaqatUmara ShehzadKashif SiddiqueUsman HassanAun RazaMuhammad Usman Rashid

Published in: Molecular biology reports (2023)

The p.Lys26Arg variant may have no association with SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility in Pakistani population. Whole ACE2 gene screening is warranted to clarify its role in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keyphrases

sars cov
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
angiotensin converting enzyme
angiotensin ii
genome wide
copy number
gene expression
tertiary care
dna methylation
genome wide identification