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COVID-19 severity affected by proportion of antibodies targeting crucial viral protein
Pathology Faculty in the news
A study co-authored by Scott Boyd found that people with severe COVID-19 have a lower proportion of antibodies targeting the coronavirus's spike protein than of antibodies targeting proteins of the virus’s inner shell.
Steve Fisch
A comprehensive study of immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 associates mild disease with comparatively high levels of antibodies that target the viral spike protein. But all antibodies wane within months.
COVID-19 antibodies preferentially target a different part of the virus in mild cases of COVID-19 than they do in severe cases, and wane significantly within several months of infection, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford Medicine.
The findings identify new links between the course of the disease and a patient’s immune response. They also raise concerns about whether people can be re-infected, whether antibody tests to detect ...
Article by Krista Conger
Dec. 23, 2020, Stanford Office of Communications