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ACE2 and COVID-19: An anthropological perspective

Samtani, Ratika; Krishna, Kabir

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Anthropologischer Anzeiger Volume 78 No. 4 (2021), p. 253 - 256

published: Nov 28, 2021
published online: Feb 15, 2021
manuscript accepted: Jan 25, 2021
manuscript revision received: Jan 6, 2021
manuscript revision requested: Nov 26, 2020
manuscript received: Jul 8, 2020

DOI: 10.1127/anthranz/2021/1327

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Abstract

Infection caused by Novel Coronavirus has been declared a pandemic and is spreading across 213 countries and territories around the world with severe implications. The present paper tries to review the relationship of SARS-Cov-2 infection with ACE2 expression, gene polymorphism and cardiovascular malfunctions, hypertension and type-2 diabetes. The paper highlights the fact that since ACE2 gene polymorphisms tend to be population specific, screening of ACE2 polymorphisms in diverse population groups across geographies could be beneficial in evaluating the severity to SARS-Cov-2 infection.

Keywords

SARS-Cov-2 • ACE2 gene • population specific mutations • hypertension