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Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can have compromised type I interferon responses – News-Medical.Net
Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can present with compromised type I interferon (IFN) responses based on their genetics, according to results published in two papers today in the journal Science.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 25 2020
Individuals with severe forms of COVID-19 disease can present with compromised type I interferon (IFN) responses based on their genetics, according to results published in two papers today in the journal Science. Type I IFN responses are critical for protecting cells and the body from more severe disease after acute viral infection.
In “Inborn errors of type I IFN immunity in patients with life-threatening COVID-19” and “Autoantibodies against type…
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