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Rogue antibodies involved in almost one-fifth of COVID deaths
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Rogue antibodies involved in almost one-fifth of COVID deaths

Diana Kwon Physicians treat a person with COVID-19 at a hospital in Japan. Credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Antibodies that turn against elements of our own immune defences are a key driver of severe illness and death following SARS-CoV-2 infection in some people, according to a large international study. These rogue antibodies, known as autoantibodies,...

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Rogue antibodies wreak havoc in severe COVID-19 cases

YALE UNIVERSITY The development of antibodies to the COVID-19 virus has been the great long-term hope of ending the pandemic. However, immune system turncoats are also major culprits in severe cases of COVID-19, Yale scientists report in the journal Nature. These autoantibodies target and react with a person’s tissues or organs similar to ones that cause...