Autoantibodies

COVID Virus May Prompt Body to Attack Itself

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Jan. 29, 2021 — An international team of researchers studying COVID-19 has made a startling and pivotal discovery: The virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues. The finding could unlock a number of COVID’s clinical mysteries. They include the puzzling collection of symptoms that can come with … Read more

Severe COVID Clues: Autoantibodies, Gene Mutations

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Sept. 25, 2020 — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists have struggled to find out why some people who get COVID-19 develop severe disease, and others are infected but don’t notice symptoms. Now, new research from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions suggests that some people have antibodies that are … Read more