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. 2020 Nov;68(4):149-150.
doi: 10.1016/j.retram.2020.08.002. Epub 2020 Sep 6.

Sex-mediated effects of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 on the incidence and severity of COVID-19; The need for genetic implementation

Mona Alshahawey  1 , Mohamed Raslan  2 , Nagwa Sabri  3
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Sex-mediated effects of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 on the incidence and severity of COVID-19; The need for genetic implementation

Mona Alshahawey et al. Curr Res Transl Med. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: ACE2; COVID-19; TMPRSS2.

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