A possible role for B cells in COVID-19? Lesson from patients with agammaglobulinemia

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jul;146(1):211-213.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.013. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

¹ Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: isabella.quinti@uniroma1.it.
² Pediatrics Clinic and Institute for Molecular Medicine A. Nocivelli, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
³ Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; Internal Medicine I, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
⁵ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
⁶ Department of Translational and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁷ Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁸ Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
⁹ 2nd Division of Anesthesia and ICU, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
¹⁰ Paediatric Unit, ASST-Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
¹¹ Diagnostic Immunology Unit, Department of Laboratories, B Cell Pathophysiology Unit, Immunology Research Area, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.

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