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11918443

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence of HIV and AIDS is high in sub-Saharan Africa and in male homosexuals. It is suggested that testosterone-mediated immune dysfunction may account for this pattern. The ratio of the length of the 2nd and 4th digit (2D:4D) is negatively related to prenatal and adult testosterone concentrations. There is evidence that black South Africans have lower 2D:4D ratios than most other populations and male homosexuals have lower 2D:4D ratios than male heterosexuals. Men with low 2D:4D ratios may also be more sexually active and/or more fertile than men with high ratio. We suggest that men and women with low 2D:4D are susceptible to HIV infection and AIDS and babies with low 2D:4D ratio susceptible to vertical transmission. Infection rates may therefore be reduced by education and condom supply directed towards low 2D:4D adults.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0306-9877
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
761-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-8-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
The ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length: a proxy for testosterone, and susceptibility to HIV and AIDS?
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK. jtmann@liv.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article