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Possible blood-clotting mechanism in COVID-19 found – Newswise
Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain.
Newswise — Why so many COVID-19 patients get blood clots (thrombosis) remains uncertain. But scientists at Uppsala University and the University Hospital have now identified a mechanism they believe to be implicated. A particular protein triggers a part of our immune system that can boost the blood’s tendency to coagulate and form clots. The study is now published in Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
Since thrombosis has proved to be a common complication in severe COVID-19, most people receiving hos…
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