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Autoantibodies in long COVID: A mechanistic foothold in a heterogeneous disease
1The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility, and UCLH NHS Post-COVID clinic, London, UK; Centre for Infection and Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
Abstract:
Long COVID is a heterogeneous, multi-system disease that poses challenges for patients, health systems, and economies. Two papers in Cell and Cell Reports Medicine from independent groups suggest that autoantibodies in a subset of long COVID patients can directly drive symptoms such as pain, fatigue, or neurocognitive problems.
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