@article{202005.0265, doi = {10.20944/preprints202005.0265.v1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202005.0265.v1}, year = 2020, month = {May}, publisher = {Preprints}, author = {Patrick J. McCullough and Jeffrey Amend and William P. McCullough and Steven J. Repas and Jeffrey B. Travers and Douglas S. Lehrer}, title = {The Essential Role of Vitamin D in the Biosynthesis of Endogenous Antimicrobial Peptides May Explain Why Deficiency Increases Mortality Risk in COVID-19 Infections}, journal = {Preprints} }