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Research explores sex differences in placental defenses against SARS-CoV-2 infection – News-Medical.Net
A plethora of earlier studies has reported on the differences between the sexes in susceptibility to the currently circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome…
A plethora of earlier studies has reported on the differences between the sexes in susceptibility to the currently circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), as well as its severity. A new preprint research paper posted to the bioRxiv* server extends this to the placenta in pregnancy.
Though over 82,000 pregnant women have contracted the infection in the USA so far, there is little evidence for vertical transmission, which may at most occur in 1-3% of cases. This may…
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