Low Levels of Natural Anti-α-N-Acetylgalactosamine (Tn) Antibodies Are Associated With COVID-19

Low Levels of Natural Anti-α-N-Acetylgalactosamine (Tn) Antibodies Are Associated With COVID-19

Human serum contains large amounts of anti-carbohydrate antibodies, some of which may recognize epitopes on viral glycans. Here, we tested the hypothesis that such antibodies may confer protection against COVID-19 so that patients would be preferentially found among people with low amounts of specif...

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Main Authors: Adrien Breiman, Nathalie Ruvoën-Clouet, Marie Deleers, Tiffany Beauvais, Nicolas Jouand, Jézabel Rocher, Nicolai Bovin, Nathalie Labarrière, Hanane El Kenz, Jacques Le Pendu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
COVID-19
O-glycans
natural antibodies
Tn antigen
histo-blood group antigens
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.641460/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.641460/full

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