Genetic Contribution of MHC Class II Genes in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus Infection.

Genetic Contribution of MHC Class II Genes in Susceptibility to West Nile Virus Infection.

WNV is a zoonotic neurotropic flavivirus that has recently emerged globally as a significant cause of viral encephalitis. The last five years, 624 incidents of WNV infection have been reported in Greece. The risk for severe WNV disease increases among immunosuppressed individuals implying thus the c...

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Main Authors: Constantina A Sarri, Maria Markantoni, Costas Stamatis, Anna Papa, Athanasios Tsakris, Danai Pervanidou, Agoritsa Baka, Constantina Politis, Charalambos Billinis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Zissis Mamuris, MALWEST project
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5094746?pdf=render

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