'Autoantibodies' may be driving severe Covid cases, study shows
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#5BKDG)
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.
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