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. 2020 Aug:217:108480.
doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2020.108480. Epub 2020 May 24.

Potential antigenic cross-reactivity between SARS-CoV-2 and human tissue with a possible link to an increase in autoimmune diseases

Aristo Vojdani  1 , Datis Kharrazian  2
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Potential antigenic cross-reactivity between SARS-CoV-2 and human tissue with a possible link to an increase in autoimmune diseases

Aristo Vojdani et al. Clin Immunol. 2020 Aug.
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(A) Reaction of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein monoclonal antibody with human tissue antigens. (B) Reaction of anti-SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein monoclonal antibody with human tissue antigens.
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