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Role for HLA in susceptibility to infectious mononucleosis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2007
Farrell Paul J
Abstract excerpt
Factors involved in determining whether infectious mononucleosis occurs after primary EBV infection may include age, dose of virus received, and various genetic markers. A study by McAulay and colleagues reported in this issue of the JCI shows that the presence of certain HLA class I alleles correlates with the incidence and severity of infectious mononucleosis. These same HLA alleles are also risk factors for...
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