Bioavailable testosterone level is associated with COVID-19 severity in female: A sex-stratified Mendelian randomization study.

J Infect

Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Endocrinology and Lipid Metabolism, Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shandong Academy of Clinical Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China; Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong 250021, China. Electronic address:

Published: August 2022

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