Molecular Mechanisms Lead to Sex-Specific COVID-19 Prognosis and Targeted Therapies

Molecular Mechanisms Lead to Sex-Specific COVID-19 Prognosis and Targeted Therapies

Clinical and epidemiological studies have identified male sex as an important risk factor for COVID-19 clinical outcomes and mortality. This raises the question as to how this risk factor can be addressed in the prognosis, clinical management, and the treatment of patients with Coronavirus disease 2...

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Main Authors: Thushara Galbadage, Brent M. Peterson, Jeffrey S. Wang, Avishka Jayasekara, Danny A. Ramirez, Joseph Awada, John P. Walsh, Richard S. Gunasekera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
coronavirus
male
sex
ACE2
immunity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.589060/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.589060/full

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