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Impact of anti-androgen therapies on COVID-19 susceptibility: a case-control study in male population from two COVID-19 regional centers of Lombardy (Italy)
2020-04-24
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Importance</h4> There are gender differences in vulnerability to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), with men experiencing more severe disease at any age. The use of anti-androgen drugs, like 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5ARIs), could protect from severe pulmonary disease. <h4>Objective</h4> To determine whether men who received 5ARIs for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have a lower...
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- 83bc232a-f953-5d0a-8cfe-207b9ee63579
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- 10.1101/2020.04.20.20068056