Men's blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/esoc-mbc050720.php

News Release 10-May-2020
European Society of Cardiology


Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood than women. Since ACE2 enables the coronavirus to infect healthy cells, this may help to explain why men are more vulnerable to COVID-19 than women.


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