Effect of ACE1 polymorphism rs1799752 on protein levels of ACE2, the SARS-CoV-2 entry receptor, in alveolar lung epithelium.
Merel JacobsLies LahousseHannelore P Van EeckhoutteSara Renata Alex WijnantJoris R DelangheGuy G O BrusselleKen R BrackePublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
Increased protein levels of ACE2 in alveolar epithelium of subjects who are homozygous for the ACE1 insertion of rs1799752 might facilitate host cell entry of #SARSCoV2 and explain the higher prevalence of #COVID19 in certain regions https://bit.ly/3k6aAE8.