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ArticleHeliyon2021

The SARS-CoV-2 receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: A meta-analysis of public DNA methylation and gene expression data.

João Malato, Franziska Sotzny, Sandra Bauer, Helma Freitag, André Fonseca, Anna D Grabowska, Luís Graça, Clara Cordeiro, Luís Nacul, Eliana M Lacerda and 4 more

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Article in Heliyon, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 7 institutions in 8 countries.

João MalatoInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Franziska SotznyCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin, Germany.
Sandra BauerCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin, Germany.
Helma FreitagCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin, Germany.
André FonsecaFaculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
Anna D GrabowskaDepartment of Biophysics, Physiology, and Pathophysiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Luís GraçaInstituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Clara CordeiroCEAUL - Centro de Estatística e Aplicações, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Luís NaculDepartment of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Eliana M LacerdaDepartment of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Jesus Castro-MarreroVall d'Hebron Hospital Research Institute, Division of Rheumatology, ME/CFS Unit, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Carmen ScheibenbogenCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Institute of Medical Immunology, Berlin, Germany.
Francisco WestermeierInstitute of Biomedical Science, Department of Health Studies, FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz, Austria.
Nuno SepúlvedaCEAUL - Centro de Estatística e Aplicações, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEUniversity of Lisbon · PTLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBFH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences · ATMedical University of Warsaw · PLUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversity of Algarve · PT

Funding

A longitudinal immunological and virological study for ME CFS biomarker discovery (Renewal)R01AI103629 · NIAID · LONDON SCH/HYGIENE & TROPICAL MEDICINE · PI DOCKRELL, HAZEL MARGUERITE, NACUL, LUIS · 2013 to 2020
$4.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI103629
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) often report a high frequency of viral infections and flu-like symptoms during their disease course. Given that this reporting agrees with different immunological abnormalities and altered gene expression profiles observed in the disease, we aimed at answering whether the expression of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the major cell entry receptor for SARS-CoV-2, is also altered in these patients. In particular, a low expression of

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ACE2DNA methylationGene expressionMyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndromeSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34341773
PMCPMC8320404
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