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There's a lot of travel within those regions, so can't say much, but one theory is the difference is ACE2 receptors amongst asians.
by manojlds 7y ago
There's a lot of travel within those regions, so can't say much, but one theory is the difference is ACE2 receptors amongst asians.
- christkv 7y agoFrom what I know there is a single study with 1 east asian patient. I would not conclude anything from that.
- christkv 7y agoThere is definitively different phenotypes https://www.medsci.org/v14p0639.htm https://www.medsci.org/v14p0639.htm What that means for the coronavirus is hard to say. Ideally we would know the composition of the cruise ship in japan of ethnicity (illness in each group, and outcome) and location on the ship so one can control for likelihood of being infected (I would guess having a room with a terrace might mean less chance of infection as you would not be only relying on AC air, but its a complete guess).