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AlexHanson007 t1_jdllfj2 wrote

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

Thank you very much.

So, is that saying this could be the cause of "long covid" or that it makes us vulnerable to other viruses in future?

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BananaResearcher t1_jdllrpa wrote

From the authors, my emphasis

>Epigenetic alteration is known to exert long-term effects on gene expression and phenotypes37,38. Given the increasingly realized high incidence of post-acute SARS-CoV-2 sequelae (long COVID39), understanding the viral impacts on host chromatin and epigenome 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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AlexHanson007 t1_jdllvji wrote

Thanks. You're very kind. I'm sure others will appreciate it too.

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priceQQ t1_jdn8hp5 wrote

Long COVID has been studied quite a bit in large studies, so rather than saying “might” it’s better to look at what’s actually been linked to it.

Example: https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(22)00072-1.pdf

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AlexHanson007 t1_jdncwt4 wrote

Thank you for linking that. However, it's 36 pages of technical medical language that I don't think I will have the expertise to follow! :)

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