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. 2020 May:126:104350.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2020.104350. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

ACE2, COVID19 and serum ACE as a possible biomarker to predict severity of disease

Espen Skarstein Kolberg  1
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ACE2, COVID19 and serum ACE as a possible biomarker to predict severity of disease

Espen Skarstein Kolberg. J Clin Virol. 2020 May.
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Declaration of Competing Interest The author declares no conflict of interest.

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