Free Testosterone Levels in Patients with Covid-19 and its Association with Disease Severity

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The TMPRSS2 protein is an entry pathway for SARS-CoV-2, its expression up-regulated by testosterone. Men have 7 to 8 times higher serum testosterone than women. We propose that patients hospitalized with COVID-19, levels of testosterone, worse outcomes those lower levels.

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عنوان ژورنال: International journal of respiratory and pulmonary medicine

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2378-3516']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23937/2378-3516/1410170