Important covid clues! Researchers find that macrophages - the cells that usually scavenge and destroy viruses - are the cells most susceptible to being infected/hijacked by SARS-CoV-2, using CD209 (not ACE2) receptors. Promising target for new drugs!🤞🏽 med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/…
@NohaAboelataMD I fed the article into chatGPT like this: explain this article to me like I only read and understand Marvel comic books. Its answer:
@NohaAboelataMD I am not convinced the authors are interpreting the findings correctly. This is a nice study, though.
@NohaAboelataMD «Assoc. btwn genetic variants in the CD209 gene & susceptibility to COVID-19 in Iranian population» The AA genotype of the rs2287886 polymorphism was assocd w/ an elevated likelihood of COVID-19 susceptibility (P = 0.032; OR: 2.565; 95% CI: 1.081–6.084). sciencedirect.com/science/articl…