Exploring DNA methylation, telomere length, mitochondrial DNA, and immune function in patients with Long-COVID
Long-COVID is not just one entity. Different clinical presentations can be identified. Cardiac involvement (as measured by troponin T levels) and telomere shortening might be a relevant risk factor for developing PEM-fatigue symptoms and deserve further exploring.
Authors
- Jolien Hendrix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-5636)
- Lode Godderis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4764-8835)
- Eveline Claeys
- Dries S. Martens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7893-3642)
- Wim Janssens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-2982)
- Madhura Shekhar Patil
- Natalie Lorent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-5885)
- Arne Wyns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-6632)
- Olivia Vandekerckhove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-9915)
- Andrea Polli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-2217)
- Jente Van Campenhout (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5996-031X)
- Lara Fanning
- Emma Richter
Institutions
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)
- European External Action Service (BE)
- Research Foundation - Flanders (BE)
- Pain in Motion (BE)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-03881-x
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.50
Funders
- KU Leuven