Autoimmune response found in many with COVID-19
At a Glance
In a small study, about half of people hospitalized with COVID-19 had antibodies in their blood that could mistakenly attack the body’s own proteins and tissues.
More work is needed to see if these autoantibodies contribute to the symptoms of “long COVID,” or have other effects later in life.
From: Autoimmune response found in many with COVID-19 | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Autoimmune response found in many with COVID-19
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