Commentary: Testosterone, a key hormone in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

doi:10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154252

. 2020 Jul:108:154252.

doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154252. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Commentary: Testosterone, a key hormone in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

Paolo Pozzilli¹, Andrea Lenzi²

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¹ Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Dept. of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico, University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: p.pozzilli@unicampus.it.
² Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

PMID: 32353355
PMCID: PMC7185012
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154252

Commentary: Testosterone, a key hormone in the context of COVID-19 pandemic

Paolo Pozzilli et al. Metabolism. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul:108:154252.

doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154252. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Authors

Paolo Pozzilli¹, Andrea Lenzi²

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Dept. of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico, University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: p.pozzilli@unicampus.it.
² Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

PMID: 32353355
PMCID: PMC7185012
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154252

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[1] Zhou F., Yu T., Du R. Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult in patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30566-3. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[3] Team TNCPERE The epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) in China. China CDC Wkly. 2020 doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.02.003. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Team TNCPERE The epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) in China. China CDC Wkly. 2020 doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2020.02.003. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Guan W., Liang W., Zhao Y. Comorbidity and its impact on 1590 patients with Covid-19 in China: a nationwide analysis. Eur Respir J. 2020 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00547-2020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Guan W., Liang W., Zhao Y. Comorbidity and its impact on 1590 patients with Covid-19 in China: a nationwide analysis. Eur Respir J. 2020 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00547-2020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Walter L.A., McGregor A.J. Sex- and gender-specific observations and implications for COVID-19. West J Emerg Med. 2020 doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.4.47536. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Walter L.A., McGregor A.J. Sex- and gender-specific observations and implications for COVID-19. West J Emerg Med. 2020 doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.4.47536. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Chan J.F.W., Yuan S., Kok K.H. A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30154-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Chan J.F.W., Yuan S., Kok K.H. A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30154-9. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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