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. 2020 May:163:108165.
doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108165. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

COVID-19 and diabetes: Is this association driven by the DPP4 receptor? Potential clinical and therapeutic implications

Ilaria Barchetta  1 , Maria Gisella Cavallo  1 , Marco Giorgio Baroni  2
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COVID-19 and diabetes: Is this association driven by the DPP4 receptor? Potential clinical and therapeutic implications

Ilaria Barchetta et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 May.
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