" Hotspots " of a corona infection in the human body

(DZNE - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases) An infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can affect multiple organs. With this in mind, researchers of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and Cornell University in the US have investigated cellular factors that could be significant for an infection. To this end, they analysed the activity of 28 specific genes in a wide range of human tissues. Their findings, which provide a map of potentially disease-relevant factors across the human body, are published in the journal " Cell Reports " .
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news