Transcriptomic analysis revealed increased expression of genes involved in keratinization in the tears of COVID-19 patients

Abstract Recent studies have focused their attention on conjunctivitis as one of the symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, tear samples were taken from COVID-19 patients and the presence of SARS-CoV-2 was evidenced using Real Time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Mastropasqua, Lisa Toto, Luigi Chiricosta, Francesca Diomede, Agnese Gugliandolo, Serena Silvestro, Guya Diletta Marconi, Bruna Sinjari, Jacopo Vecchiet, Francesco Cipollone, Damiano D’Ardes, Antonio Auricchio, Manuela Lanzini, Sergio Caputi, Rossella D’Aloisio, Emanuela Mazzon, Oriana Trubiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99344-3