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‘Autoantibodies’ may be driving severe Covid cases, study shows – The Guardian
Scientists find aberrant immune system in patients with virus could also be cause of ‘long Covid’
Dramatic levels of friendly fire from the immune system may drive severe Covid-19 disease and leave patients with long Covid when medical problems persist for a significant time after the virus has been beaten scientists have said.
Researchers at Yale University found that Covid-19 patients had large numbers of misguided antibodies in their blood that targeted the organs, tissues and the immune system itself, rather than fighting off the invading virus.
The scientists compared immune responses in…
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