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Comment
. 2021 Aug;22(8):509.
doi: 10.1038/s41580-021-00370-w. Epub 2021 Apr 15.

Uncovering SARS-CoV-2 kidney tropism

Samira Musah  1
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Uncovering SARS-CoV-2 kidney tropism

Samira Musah. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Samira Musah highlights work by Puelles et al. investigating multi-organ affinity of SARS-CoV-2 and its high infectivity of the kidneys.

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  • Multiorgan and Renal Tropism of SARS-CoV-2.
    Puelles VG, Lütgehetmann M, Lindenmeyer MT, Sperhake JP, Wong MN, Allweiss L, Chilla S, Heinemann A, Wanner N, Liu S, Braun F, Lu S, Pfefferle S, Schröder AS, Edler C, Gross O, Glatzel M, Wichmann D, Wiech T, Kluge S, Pueschel K, Aepfelbacher M, Huber TB. Puelles VG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 6;383(6):590-592. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2011400. Epub 2020 May 13. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 32402155 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

References

Original article

    1. Puelles VG, et al. Multiorgan and renal tropism of SARS-CoV-2. N. Engl. J. Med. 2020;383:590–592. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2011400. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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    1. Hirsch JS, et al. Acute kidney injury in patients hospitalized with Covid-19. Kidney Int. 2020;98:209–218. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.05.006. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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