Skip to main content
letter
. 2020 May 13;84:104361. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104361

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Proposed pathogenetic mechanism of COVID-19 in black populations: deficiency of ACE2 may act as shield not allow Sars-CoV-2 entry human cells; vice versa once infection is acquired deficiency of ACE2 may be responsible of severe clinical manifestations, potentially leading to death and acting as blade.