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Elevated ACE2 and inflammation levels increase risk for pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 – News-Medical.Net
Among the hundred million or so cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that have occurred since the pandemic began, pregnant women have been a conspicuous…
Among the hundred million or so cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that have occurred since the pandemic began, pregnant women have been a conspicuous risk group. However, the exact nature of the risk they and their fetuses face, and the mechanism by which it operates, is far from clear. A new preprint research paper posted to the medRxiv* server throws some light on this area by revealing the presence of significant inflammation at the maternal-fetal interface.
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The study…
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