Are sialic acids involved in COVID-19 pathogenesis?

Glycobiology. 2021 Sep 20;31(9):1068-1071. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwab063.

Authors

Chirag Dhar^{1

2}, Aniruddha Sasmal^{1

2}, Sandra Diaz^{1

2}, Andrea Verhagen^{1

2}, Hai Yu³, Wanqing Li³, Xi Chen³, Ajit Varki^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, USA.
² Glycobiology Research and Training Center (GRTC), UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
³ Department of Chemistry, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA, USA.

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Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Sialic Acids*

Substances

Sialic Acids

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