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letter . 2020 Nov 18:hpaa191. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpaa191
ACE-2 downregulation and incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
Robin A P Weir
1,✉, Claire Glen
1, Kirsty McDowell
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Robin A P Weir, MD
1
Cardiology Department, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Claire Glen, MBChB
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Cardiology Department, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Kirsty McDowell, MBChB
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Cardiology Department, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Cardiology Department, University Hospital Hairmyres, NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
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Address for correspondence: Robin Weir, Cardiology Department, University Hospital Hairmyres, Eaglesham Road, Glasgow G75 8RG, Scotland, UK. Email: robin.weir@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, Tel: +441355585000
Received 2020 Nov 9.
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See "Response to “ACE-2 downregulation and incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection”", hpaa212.
See commentary "Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System Inhibitors and COVID-19 Infection or
Hospitalization: A Cohort Study" in volume 34 on page 339.