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. 2020 Apr 23:8:206.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00206. eCollection 2020.

COVID-19 Infection and Circulating ACE2 Levels: Protective Role in Women and Children

Elena Ciaglia  1 , Carmine Vecchione  1   2 , Annibale Alessandro Puca  1   3
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COVID-19 Infection and Circulating ACE2 Levels: Protective Role in Women and Children

Elena Ciaglia et al. Front Pediatr. .
No abstract available

Keywords: ACE-angiotensin-converting enzyme; SARS-CoV; biomarker; infection-immunology; screening tools.

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