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Researchers start the trek to figure out the biological mechanism how COVID infections lead to autoimmune disease even after recovery. First clues found that may lead to understanding Long-COVID. More to come. #GoScience #VaccinesWork
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 28, 2021 Source:COVID-19 Could Trigger Autoimmune Disease Even After Recovery, Study Shows Reference:New-onset IgG autoantibodies in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
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Study shows ten percent of people, mostly men, with severe COVID-19, develop an autoimmune response that attacks interferons (part of the immune system) thereby reducing the host’s ability to defend against the virus.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 16, 2020 Source:‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die Reference:Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19