Understanding immune effects of oestrogens to explain the reduced morbidity and mortality in female versus male COVID-19 patients. Comparisons with autoimmunity and vaccination

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020 May-Jun;38(3):383-386. doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/qb05rr. Epub 2020 May 12.

¹ Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine DiMI, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genova, Italy. mcutolo@unige.it.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University; Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital; and Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB Inflammation Research Centre (IRC), Ghent, Belgium.
³ Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine DiMI, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic, Genova, Italy.

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