Communications Medicine (Apr 2023)

Pregnancy-specific responses to COVID-19 revealed by high-throughput proteomics of human plasma

  • Nardhy Gomez-Lopez,
  • Roberto Romero,
  • María Fernanda Escobar,
  • Javier Andres Carvajal,
  • Maria Paula Echavarria,
  • Ludwig L. Albornoz,
  • Daniela Nasner,
  • Derek Miller,
  • Dahiana M. Gallo,
  • Jose Galaz,
  • Marcia Arenas-Hernandez,
  • Gaurav Bhatti,
  • Bogdan Done,
  • Maria Andrea Zambrano,
  • Isabella Ramos,
  • Paula Andrea Fernandez,
  • Leandro Posada,
  • Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa,
  • Eunjung Jung,
  • Valeria Garcia-Flores,
  • Manaphat Suksai,
  • Francesca Gotsch,
  • Mariachiara Bosco,
  • Nandor Gabor Than,
  • Adi L. Tarca

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00268-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Gomez-Lopez et al. profile the plasma proteome of pregnant and non-pregnant COVID-19 patients and controls. Shared and pregnancy-specific proteomic changes are identified in COVID-19 patients compared to controls, with the proteome accurately identifying COVID-19 patients, even when asymptomatic.