Increased mortality of COVID-19 infected diabetes patients: role of furin proteases

Int J Obes (Lond). 2020 Dec;44(12):2486-2488. doi: 10.1038/s41366-020-00670-9. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / enzymology*
  • COVID-19 / mortality*
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • Comorbidity
  • Diabetes Mellitus / enzymology
  • Diabetes Mellitus / mortality*
  • Diabetes Mellitus / virology*
  • Furin / blood*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Humans
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
  • SARS-CoV-2 / physiology
  • Virus Internalization

Substances

  • FURIN protein, human
  • Furin