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‘Molecular brake’ on the immune system could be potential treatment target for severe COVID-19 – News-Medical.Net

Older people and people with underlying medical conditions are at particular risk of severe COVID-19. A group of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered one possible reason for this vulnerability.

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Older people and people with underlying medical conditions are at particular risk of severe COVID-19. A group of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered one possible reason for this vulnerability. While these risk groups produce greater quantities of an important type of immune cell known as ‘T-helper cells’, their T-helper cells show impaired function.
This ‘molecular brake’ on the immune system could serve as a potential new treatment target in patients with seve…

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