While it is unclear if this RNA represents productive viral infection along the GI tract, the SARS-CoV-2 receptor (ACE2) is expressed in tissues of the GI tract, and SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid has been detected in epithelial cells of the stomach, small intestine, and rectum of hospitalized COVID-19 patients [35]. The gene discussed is ACE2; the disease is COVID-19.