Autoimmunity is a hallmark of post-COVID syndrome

• Published in: Journal of translational medicine Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 129 - 5
• Main Authors: Rojas, Manuel, Rodríguez, Yhojan, Acosta-Ampudia, Yeny, Monsalve, Diana M., Zhu, Chengsong, Li, Quan-Zhen, Ramírez-Santana, Carolina, Anaya, Juan-Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.03.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Autoimmunity; COVID-19; Demographic aspects; Health aspects; Humans; Immunoglobulin M - blood; Long COVID; Male; Middle Aged; Post-acute COVID-19; Post-COVID; Post-COVID syndrome; SARS-CoV-2; Colombia; Autoimmunity; COVID-19; Post-COVID; Autoantibodies; Post-COVID syndrome; Latent autoimmunity; Antigen array; Long COVID; Post-acute COVID-19

Autoimmunity has emerged as a characteristic of the post-COVID syndrome (PCS), which may be related to sex. In order to further investigate the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and autoimmunity in PCS, a clinical and serological assessment on 100 patients was done. Serum antibody profiles against sel...