A new study has shown that mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 do not induce short-term worsening of autoimmunity in patients with autoimmune liver diseases (AILD). The collaborative study between EUROIMMUN and researchers at the Epatocentro Ticino, Lugano and other institutes and clinics in Switzerland was published recently in the Journal of Autoimmunity. The mRNA vaccines against […]

Serum uromodulin (sUmod) represents a promising biomarker for acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients, as reported in a published collaborative study between EUROIMMUN, St Georg Hospital (Leipzig, Germany) and further institutes and clinics. AKI is a frequent complication in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and is associated with an increased risk of fatal outcomes. Early

Diacylglycerol lipase alpha (DAGLA) has been identified as a novel autoantibody target in patients with rapid progressive cerebellar ataxia. The autoantibodies were characterised as part of a collaborative study between scientists at EUROIMMUN (Lübeck, Germany), the Hannover Medical School, (Hannover, Germany) and further institutes and clinics. The study was published in April 2024 the journal

Two new studies on SARS-CoV-2 vaccine immune responses suggest that the XBB.1.5-containing mRNA vaccines most likely increase protection against COVID-19 caused by currently circulating XBB variants and the emerging BA.2.86 variant in healthy persons and in patients on haemodialysis. The studies build on collaborative work between the Hannover Medical School, Germany and EUROIMMUN and were

Dried blood spots (DBS) collected from the fingertip yield reliable results in analysis of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, even after prolonged storage of DBS eluates for 6 to 8 hours. This was demonstrated in a recently published study from MVZ Labor Krone GbR in Bad Salzuflen, Germany, in collaboration with EUROIMMUN and further institutions. DBS are an