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. 2020 Jun 1;41(32):3095.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa521.

ACE2 is on the X chromosome: could this explain COVID-19 gender differences?

Esther Culebras  1 , Félix Hernández  2
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ACE2 is on the X chromosome: could this explain COVID-19 gender differences?

Esther Culebras et al. Eur Heart J. .
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