Racial variations in COVID-19 deaths may be due to androgen receptor genetic variants associated with prostate cancer and androgenetic alopecia. Are anti-androgens a potential treatment for COVID-19?

McCoy, John; Wambier, Carlos G; Vano-Galvan, Sergio; Shapiro, Jerry; Sinclair, Rodney; Ramos, Paulo Müller; Washenik, Kenneth; Andrade, Murilo; Herrera, Sabina; Goren, Andy

McCoy, John; Wambier, Carlos G; Vano-Galvan, Sergio; Shapiro, Jerry; Sinclair, Rodney; Ramos, Paulo Müller; Washenik, Kenneth; Andrade, Murilo; Herrera, Sabina; Goren, Andy.

McCoy J; Applied Biology, Irvine, CA, USA.
Wambier CG; Department of Dermatology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Vano-Galvan S; Trichology Unit, Dermatology Department, Ramon y Cajal Hospital, IRYCIS, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain.
Shapiro J; Department of Dermatology, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Sinclair R; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Ramos PM; Department of Dermatology, São Paulo State University-UNESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
Washenik K; Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Andrade M; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil.
Herrera S; Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Goren A; Applied Biology, Irvine, CA, USA.

J Cosmet Dermatol ; 19(7): 1542-1543, 2020 Jul.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-116470

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Alopecia/genetics; Androgen Antagonists/therapeutic use; Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy; Coronavirus Infections/mortality; Genetic Variation; Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy; Pneumonia, Viral/mortality; Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics; Racial Groups/genetics; Receptors, Androgen/genetics; COVID-19; Humans; Male; Pandemics

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Prostatic Neoplasms / Genetic Variation / Receptors, Androgen / Coronavirus Infections / Racial Groups / Alopecia / Androgen Antagonists Type of study: Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Topics: Variants Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J Cosmet Dermatol Journal subject: Dermatology Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jocd.13455

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