Racial/Ethnic Variation in Nasal Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 ( TMPRSS2 ) Gene Expression Facilitating Coronavirus Entry

This cross-sectional study used nasal epithelium collected in 2015-2018 to compare expression of TMPRSS2, a facilitator of SARS-CoV-2 viral entry and spread, among Asian, Black, Latino, and White patients as well as patients of mixed race/ethnicity within a New York City health system.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research