Examination of gene expression in saliva samples from COVID-19 patients to study the host defense response against SARS-CoV-2 in the oral cavity

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY, USA.
• ² Division of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
• ³ Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
• ⁴ Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.