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Cutting Edge: Distinct B Cell Repertoires Characterize Patients with Mild and Severe COVID-19
28 May 2021
Abstract excerpt
Protective immunity against COVID-19 likely depends on the production of SARS-CoV-2-specific plasma cells and memory B cells postinfection or postvaccination. Previous work has found that germinal center reactions are disrupted in severe COVID-19. This may adversely affect long-term immunity against reinfection. Consistent with an extrafollicular B cell response, patients with severe COVID-19 have elevated...
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