The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has emerged in
Chinese people in December 2019 and has currently spread worldwide causing the COVID …

Background A carboxypeptidase protein called ACE2 is found in many organs. ACE2
protein can play a pivotal role to regulate the pathological changes of several diseases …

Background Systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is a multifactorial condition that already
affects one third of the worldwide population. The identification of candidate genes for …

The importance of host genetics and demography in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
is a crucial aspect of infection, prognosis and associated case fatality rate. Individual genetic …

With the emergence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), researchers worldwide have
started detecting the probable pathogenesis of the disease. The renin–angiotensin system …

Abstract Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) plays an important role in the
development of essential hypertension (EH). The aim of this study was to investigate the …

Essential hypertension (EH) is a principal contributing factor in worldwide cardiovascular
disease mortality. Although interventions that minimize environmental risk factors for EH are …

It has been known for many years that the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is a cell
surface enzyme involved in the regulation of blood pressure. More recently, it was proven …

Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, coronary events, heart and renal failure, and
the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a major role in its pathogenesis. Within the RAS …

Background: Genetic risk factors may be related to the infectivity and severity of SARS-CoV-
2 infection. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and host transmembrane serine …