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Angiotensin I-converting enzyme type 2 expression is increased in pancreatic islets of type 2 diabetic donors.

Daniela FignaniErika PedaceGiada LicataGiuseppina Emanuela GriecoElena AielloCarmela de LucaLorella MarselliPiero MarchettiGuido SebastianiFrancesco Dotta
Published in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2023)
Higher ACE2 expression in T2D islets might increase their susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection during COVID-19 in T2D patients, thus worsening glycometabolic outcomes and disease severity.
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