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Gene Tied to Balding May Also Raise COVID Risks for Men – HealthDay News
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s long been known that COVID-19 is more fatal for men than women, and new research links some of that excess risk to…
FRIDAY, May 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s long been known that COVID-19 is more fatal for men than women, and new research links some of that excess risk to a gene known to cause a form of hair loss in males.
A U.S. team of researchers first suspected the link when they noticed that men with a common form of hormone-sensitive hair loss, known as androgenetic alopecia, were also more prone to being hospitalized with COVID-19.
“Among hospitalized men with COVID-19, 79% presented with androgenetic…
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