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Molecular mechanisms of sex bias differences in COVID-19 mortality

More men than women have died from COVID-19. Genes encoded on X chromosomes, and sex hormones may explain the decreased fatality of COVID-19 in women. The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene is located on X chromosomes. Men, with a single X chromosome, may lack the alternative mechanism for cellula...

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Udgivet i:Crit Care
Main Authors: Li, Yuchong, Jerkic, Mirjana, Slutsky, Arthur S., Zhang, Haibo
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BioMed Central 2020
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7347256/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32646459
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03118-8
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