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Some Covid Survivors Have Antibodies That Attack the Body, not Virus
New research found ‘autoantibodies’ similar to those in lupus and rheumatoid arthritis patients. But patients may also benefit from treatments for those autoimmune diseases.
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Richard Ramonell
Check out this NYT story about our latest manuscript in pre-print! Yet another reason to #WearAMask... Also please consider referring patients with persistent/unexplained post-COVID sx to a dedicated COVID clinic! There is a lot we don't yet understand.
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Extrafollicular B cell responses correlate with neutralizing antibodies and morbidity in COVID-19
Sanz and colleagues examine B cell subsets in a cohort of patients with COVID-19. Severely ill patients have higher frequencies of activated extrafollicular T-bet+ B cells that form antibody-secreting cells, the majority of which express germline...
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Richard Ramonell
We did it! Our COVID-19 work has finally found a home. I'm incredibly proud of everyone in Lee/Sanz labs (and our collaborators) who worked tirelessly (and, in many cases, at great personal risk) to get it across the finish line.
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