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Human susceptibility and resistance to Norwalk virus infection.
Nature medicine - 1 May 2003
Lindesmith Lisa, Moe Christine, Marionneau Severine, Ruvoen Nathalie, Jiang Xi, Lindblad Lauren, Stewart Paul, LePendu Jacques, Baric Ralph
Abstract excerpt
Infectious diseases have influenced population genetics and the evolution of the structure of the human genome in part by selecting for host susceptibility alleles that modify pathogenesis. Norovirus infection is associated with approximately 90% of epidemic non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Here, we show that resistance to Norwalk virus infection is multifactorial. Using a human challenge model, we...
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