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Detection of breastmilk antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid, spike and receptor-binding-domain antigens

D. M. Favaraa Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK;b Department of Oncology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, Kings Lynn, UK;c Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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M. L. Ceron-Gutierrezd Department of Immunology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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G. W. Carnelle Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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J. L. Heeneye Laboratory of Viral Zoonotics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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P. Corriea Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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R. Doffingerd Department of Immunology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UKView further author information
Pages 2728-2731 | Received 02 Sep 2020, Accepted 29 Nov 2020, Published online: 27 Dec 2020

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