ACE inhibition and cardiometabolic risk factors, lung ACE2 and TMPRSS2 gene expression, and plasma ACE2 levels: a Mendelian randomization study
Dipender Gill, Marios Arvanitis, Paul Carter, Ana I. Hernández Cordero, Brian Jo, Ville Karhunen, Susanna C. Larsson, Xuan Li, Sam M. Lockhart, Amy M. Mason, Evanthia E. Pashos, Ashis Saha, Vanessa Y. Tan, Verena Zuber, Yohan Bossé, , Stephen Burgess
This study uses Mendelian randomization to examine if ACE inhibitors or cardiometabolic risk factors affect lung ACE2 and TMPRSS2 expression or plasma ACE2 levels, finding no overall association.
Royal Society Open Science · Nov 1, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine