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3rddog t1_jdmh7en wrote

Reply to comment by terekkincaid in SARS-CoV-2 restructures host chromatin architecture - Nature Microbiology by Monochromaticeye

I think the paper basically hints that it’s a potential cause of long Covid but the exact mechanism is not understood at this point.

>… will not only provide new strategies to fight SARS-CoV-2 in the acute phase, but also pave the way for unravelling the molecular basis of long COVID for its intervention.

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terekkincaid t1_jdn74zk wrote

That's kind of my point. These cells wouldn't stick around long enough to be involved in long COVID. It's like saying peanut butter is found in crunchy and creamy varieties. This might help us unravel why waffles are so popular. If you're going to speculate in your discussion, you have to have some kind of hypothesis that links them logically (that leads to your next paper).

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