Clock genes may drive seasonal variation in SARS-CoV-2 infectivity: are we due for a second wave of COVID-19 in the fall?

J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2020;34(4):1455-1457. doi: 10.23812/20-359-L-35.

Authors

A Goren¹, C G Wambier², J McCoy¹, J Shapiro³, S Vaño-Galván⁴, S Herrera⁵, L M Glode⁶

Affiliations

¹ Applied Biology, Inc. Irvine, CA, United States.
² Department of Dermatology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, United States.
³ Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at the New York University School of Medicine, NY, USA.
⁴ Dermatology Department, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
⁵ Infectious Diseases Unit, Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
⁶ University of Colorado Cancer Center, Golden, CO., USA.

PMID: 32700513
DOI: 10.23812/20-359-L-35

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; androgen receptor; androgenetic alopecia; daylight; sunlight.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
CLOCK Proteins / genetics*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / genetics*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / genetics*
SARS-CoV-2
Seasons*

Substances

CLOCK Proteins