Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Genotype-Specific Immune Response Contributes to the Susceptibility of COVID-19: A Nested Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Pengyun Gong (Author), Fanghua Mei (Author), Ruili Li (Author), Yuchen Wang (Author), Weizheng Li (Author), Kai Pan (Author), Junqiang Xu (Author), Chao Liu (Author), Hongjun Li (Author), Kun Cai (Author), Wei Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has resulted in a global pandemic.Methodology: We used a two-step polymerase chain reaction to detect the ACE genotype and ELISA kits to detect the cytokine factor. We...