COVID-19 and molecular mimicry: The Columbus’ egg?

• Recently, this Journal published a report about Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection. • Guillain-Barré syndrome can be due to molecular mimicry phenomena. • Molecular mimicry had already been described in another SARS. • It could explain the autoimmune signs and symptoms that...

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Autor principal: Cappello, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7200327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32389543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.015
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Sumario:• Recently, this Journal published a report about Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with COVID-19 infection. • Guillain-Barré syndrome can be due to molecular mimicry phenomena. • Molecular mimicry had already been described in another SARS. • It could explain the autoimmune signs and symptoms that some patients affected by SARS-CoV-2 can experience.

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