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Severe cases among healthy due to faulty genes, misguided antibodies, say scientists – Daily Pioneer
More than 10 per cent of young and healthy people who develop severe Covid-19 have misguided antibodies that attack not the virus, but the immune system itself, according to a study published in journal ‘Science’. Another 3.5 per cent, at least, carry a speci…
More than 10 per cent of young and healthy people who develop severe Covid-19 have misguided antibodies that attack not the virus, but the immune system itself, according to a study published in journal Science. Another 3.5 per cent, at least, carry a specific kind of genetic mutation, causing early death of the Covid afflicted patients, as per the study.
In both groups, the upshot is basically the same: The patients lack type I interferon, a set of 17 proteins crucial for protecting cells and …
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