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Long Covid autoantibodies found but no clear signature

Original: Some autoantibodies against neuronal targets found in people with # LongCovid but no specific signature....it's heteroge

New findings show some people with Long Covid carry autoantibodies targeting neuronal cells, but no single, specific antibody signature emerges across patients. Researchers say the condition is heterogeneous, consistent with the view that Long Covid and ME/CFS have an autoimmune component without being classic autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis. Commenters say this confirms expectations that the disease varies between individuals.

Why now: People are discussing new immunology findings on Long Covid that confirm the condition's autoimmune features but complicate the search for a single diagnostic marker.

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• Some autoantibodies against neuronal targets found in people with # LongCovid but no specific signature....it's heterogeneous. Not surprised at all by this finding. ME/CFS and long covid have an autoimmune component but they are not classic autoimmune diseases like MS or… · brianvastag@mas.to · 4

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