Racial variations in COVID-19 deaths may be due to androgen receptor genetic variants associated with prostate cancer and androgenetic alopecia. Are anti-androgens a potential treatment for COVID-19?

J Cosmet Dermatol. 2020 Jul;19(7):1542-1543. doi: 10.1111/jocd.13455. Epub 2020 Jun 14.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Alopecia / genetics*
  • Androgen Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
  • Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Racial Groups / genetics*
  • Receptors, Androgen / genetics*

Substances

  • Androgen Antagonists
  • Receptors, Androgen