Nature Communications (Jan 2022)
Immunoglobulin signature predicts risk of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
- Carlo Cervia,
- Yves Zurbuchen,
- Patrick Taeschler,
- Tala Ballouz,
- Dominik Menges,
- Sara Hasler,
- Sarah Adamo,
- Miro E. Raeber,
- Esther Bächli,
- Alain Rudiger,
- Melina Stüssi-Helbling,
- Lars C. Huber,
- Jakob Nilsson,
- Ulrike Held,
- Milo A. Puhan,
- Onur Boyman
Affiliations
- Carlo Cervia
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Yves Zurbuchen
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Patrick Taeschler
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Tala Ballouz
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich
- Dominik Menges
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich
- Sara Hasler
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Sarah Adamo
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Miro E. Raeber
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Esther Bächli
- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Uster Hospital
- Alain Rudiger
- Department of Medicine, Limmattal Hospital
- Melina Stüssi-Helbling
- Clinic for Internal Medicine, City Hospital Triemli Zurich
- Lars C. Huber
- Clinic for Internal Medicine, City Hospital Triemli Zurich
- Jakob Nilsson
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- Ulrike Held
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich
- Milo A. Puhan
- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich
- Onur Boyman
- Department of Immunology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27797-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Studying a prospective cohort, the authors develop and validate a predictive score for post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, also known as long-COVID. This score relies on an immunoglobulin signature and is independent of timepoint of blood sampling.
