Communications Biology (Jan 2021)

SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody and neutralization assays reveal the wide range of the humoral immune response to virus

  • Mikail Dogan,
  • Lina Kozhaya,
  • Lindsey Placek,
  • Courtney Gunter,
  • Mesut Yigit,
  • Rachel Hardy,
  • Matthew Plassmeyer,
  • Paige Coatney,
  • Kimberleigh Lillard,
  • Zaheer Bukhari,
  • Michael Kleinberg,
  • Chelsea Hayes,
  • Moshe Arditi,
  • Ellen Klapper,
  • Noah Merin,
  • Bruce Tsan-Tang Liang,
  • Raavi Gupta,
  • Oral Alpan,
  • Derya Unutmaz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01649-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Using SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody- and neutralization assays, Dogan et al find that hospitalized individuals show higher IgG antibody responses and higher neutralization titers compared to outpatient or convalescent plasma donors, providing insights into the host humoral response to SARS CoV-2.