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Placental expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection: are placental defenses mediated by fetal sex?
Lydia L. Shook, Evan A. Bordt, Marie-Charlotte Meinsohn…·Andrea G. Edlow
The paper examines placental ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression in relation to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and fetal sex, finding sexually dimorphic effects on TMPRSS2 but not ACE2.
DOI 10.1101/2021.04.01.438089