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Seeking the Common Thread in Severe COVID-19

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Severe COVID-19 patients tend to have one thing in common: insufficient or defective proteins that help regulate the immune system, known as type I interferons (IFNs), stated researchers with Rockefeller University.
Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D., previously demonstrated that at least 10% of severe cases could be chalked up to either a genetic condition that cripples IFN production or misguided antibodies that attack those crucial proteins.