Aiden Nikiforuk, Kevin Kuchinski: The Role of Angniotensin Converting Enzyme 2 in Inititation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Implications for Transmission
We measured the nasopharyngeal expression of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), the functional receptor of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in samples from COVID-19 testers and found a strong association with with viral load. Therefore, upper airway ACE2 expression may have implications in the initiation of infection and likelihood of transmission. TEAM Aidan Nikiforuk, Kevin Kuchinski, David Twa, Christine Lukac, Hind Sbihi, Natalie Prystajecky, Agatha Jassem, David Patrick, Mel Krajden and Inna Sekirov
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10/13/2020 6:20:00 PM
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