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Editorial
. 2020 Nov;5(11):1124-1126.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2020.10.004. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

In the Age of COVID: Genomic Changes Over the Lifespan Help Explain Severe SARS-CoV-2 Disease

Brandon J Beddingfield  1 , Gregory J Bix  2   3   4   5   6
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In the Age of COVID: Genomic Changes Over the Lifespan Help Explain Severe SARS-CoV-2 Disease

Brandon J Beddingfield et al. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2020 Nov.
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Keywords: COVID-19; age; cardiovascular; endothelial cells.

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Both authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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