Jiang, Limin
Hurwitz, Ivy
Wylezinski, Lukasz S.
Racke, Michael K.
Yan, Fengyao
Ye, Fei
Sheng, Quanhu
Leng, Shuguang
Chung, Cecilia P.
Stein, C. Michael
Li, Chung-I
Kumar, Naresh
Ceccarelli, Michele
Baker, Steven F.
Perkins, Douglas J.
Spurlock, Charles F. III
Han, Leng
Guo, Yan
Article History
Received: 19 August 2024
Accepted: 10 March 2026
First Online: 26 March 2026
Declarations
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: All data used in this study were collected with IRB approval or written informed consent from participants. The COVID-19 study was approved by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Human Research Protection Office (protocol #20-194). De-identified biospecimens and associated clinical data for the autoimmune disease cohort were obtained from the Accelerated Cure Project (ACP) Repository. These samples and data were collected at 10 major MS centers across the United States under a standardized protocol. All participants provided written informed consent, and collection and banking were conducted with IRB approval at the participating sites.
: Not applicable.
: Leng Han is an Editorial Board Member for Genome Biology but was not involved in the editorial process of this manuscript. Lukasz S. Wylezinski and Charles F. Spurlock, III are employed by and own stock in Decode Health, Inc. Michael K. Racke is employed by and owns stock in Quest Diagnostics, Inc.