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. 2020 Nov;98(11):1505-1509.
doi: 10.1007/s00109-020-01981-0. Epub 2020 Sep 15.

ACE polymorphisms and COVID-19-related mortality in Europe

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ACE polymorphisms and COVID-19-related mortality in Europe

Matteo Bellone et al. J Mol Med (Berl). 2020 Nov.
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Prevalence of COVID-19-related deaths (number of deaths/106 inhabitants) versus median age of the population of the specified country (a), ACE Del/Del polymorphisms expressed in percentage (b), and ACE Ins/Ins polymorphisms expressed in percentage (c). Numbers in panels refer to R squared (r) and p value (p) for simple linear regression. Nations are reported in color code: Austria, black; Belgium, cantaloupe; Bosnia and Erzegovina, grape; China, mercury; Czechia, blueberry; Croatia, iron; Denmark, eggplant; Finland, asparagus; France, carnation; Germany, moss; Greece, aqua; Hungary, maroon; Ireland, tangerine; Italy, salmon; Lithuania, cayenne; Montenegro, mocha; Netherlands, lemon; Poland, nickel; Portugal, turquoise; Russia, strawberry; Serbia, magenta; Slovenia, magnesium; Spain, maraschino; Sweden, lime; UK, sea foam

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