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One of the theories is that the density of the ACE2 receptor the virus binds to, is somehow correlated with testosterone levels, which is very low for young chi
by w0utert 6y ago
One of the theories is that the density of the ACE2 receptor the virus binds to, is somehow correlated with testosterone levels, which is very low for young children, and low for women compared to men. This would provide an explanation why severe cases are extremely rare in young children, and comparatively high for men vs. women.