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To infect a human host, viruses must be able to gain entry into individual human cells. The enzyme ACE2 serves as the entry point into cells for some coronaviruses, including SARS-CO-2, the one that causes the deadly disease COVID-19.
ACE2 has been associated with cardiovascular disease for a decade, but researchers at Austin Health and the University of Melbourne have recently found that the higher the level of circulating ACE2, the greater the risk.
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Commented on "Coronavirus SARS-COV-2"
To infect a human host, viruses must be able to gain entry into individual human cells. The enzyme ACE2 serves as the entry point into cells for some coronaviruses, including SARS-CO-2, the one that causes the deadly disease COVID-19.
ACE2 has been associated with cardiovascular disease for a decade, but researchers at Austin Health and the University of Melbourne have recently found that the higher the level of circulating ACE2, the greater the risk.
Thank you for reading.
