The biology of human sex differences.

There are marked sex-based differences in the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, course, and treatment of disease. Although very few of these differences are understood in molecular or cellular terms, explanations must derive from the fundamental biologic differences between the sexes. This article reviews the current understanding of hormonal and genetic differences between the sexes.

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