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Editor, Senior Moderator
Br J Haematol
. 2020 May 26.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.16883. Online ahead of print.
Is Molecular Mimicry the Culprit in the Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Affecting COVID-19 Patients?
Francesca Angileri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S?bastien Legare[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Antonella Marino Gammazza[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Everly Conway de Macario[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Alberto Jl Macario[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Francesco Cappello[SUP] 4 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
This Journal recently published two papers describing autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (1, 2). AIHA is characterized by the destruction of red cells by autoantibodies, but the mechanism underpinning autoimmunity in COVID-19 patients has yet to be elucidated.
Keywords: Ankirin 1; Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; COVID-19; Molecular mimicry; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
. 2020 May 26.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.16883. Online ahead of print.
Is Molecular Mimicry the Culprit in the Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Affecting COVID-19 Patients?
Francesca Angileri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S?bastien Legare[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Antonella Marino Gammazza[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Everly Conway de Macario[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Alberto Jl Macario[SUP] 5 6 [/SUP], Francesco Cappello[SUP] 4 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32453861
- DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16883
Abstract
This Journal recently published two papers describing autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (1, 2). AIHA is characterized by the destruction of red cells by autoantibodies, but the mechanism underpinning autoimmunity in COVID-19 patients has yet to be elucidated.
Keywords: Ankirin 1; Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; COVID-19; Molecular mimicry; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.