Pregnancy influences immune responses to SARS-CoV-2

Sci Transl Med. 2021 Oct 27;13(617):eabm2070. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm2070. Epub 2021 Oct 27.

Authors

Cristian Ovies^{1

2}, Eleanor C Semmes^{1

2}, Carolyn B Coyne^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
² Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.

PMID: 34664978
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abm2070

Abstract

Pregnancy and fetal sex influence the quality of antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection and immunization (Atyeo et al., Bordt et al.).

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Female
Humans
Immunity
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2*

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