Expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 and coincident host response signature varies by asthma inflammatory phenotype

Identification and characterization of gene expression using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) of mRNA sequence from bronchial epithelial cells (BEC) obtained from asthma patients with varying clinical disease severity Samples were harvested by bronchoscopically obtained endobronchial brushing and subjected to RNA sequencing.