Publication Date:
2021
abstract:
Background: The risk of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) varies significantly among persons of similar age and is higher in males. Age-independent, sex-biased differences in susceptibility to severe COVID-19 may be ascribable to deficits in a sexually dimorphic protective attribute that we termed immunologic resilience (IR).
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Aging; AIDS; biomarkers; COVID-19; HIV; immune; inflammation; influenza; SARS-CoV-2
List of contributors:
Cucca, Francesco; Fiorillo, Edoardo; Orru', Valeria; Steri, ANNA MARISTELLA
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