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Editorial
. 2020 Jun:505:192-193.
doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.03.031. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

The host's angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism may explain epidemiological findings in COVID-19 infections

Joris R Delanghe  1 , Marijn M Speeckaert  2 , Marc L De Buyzere  2
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Editorial

The host's angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism may explain epidemiological findings in COVID-19 infections

Joris R Delanghe et al. Clin Chim Acta. 2020 Jun.
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Prevalence of COVID 19 in 25 European countries (on March 20, 2020 vs. ACE1 D-allele frequency (%): log (prevalence; no. of cases/106 inhabitants) = 6.358–0.079 (D-allele frequency, %), r2 = 0.378; p = 0.001.
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