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Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the nucleoprotein (N) gene in measles viruses prevalent in Gunma, Japan, in 2007.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2007
Morita Yukio, Suzuki Tomoyuki, Shiono Masataka, Shiobara Masae, Saitoh Mika, Tsukagoshi Hiroyuki, Yoshizumi Masakazu, Ishioka Taisei, Kato Masahiko, Kozawa Kunihisa, Ttanaka-Taya Keiko, Yasui Yoshinori, Noda Masahiro, Okabe Nobuhiko, Kimura Hirokazu
Abstract excerpt
In 2007, relatively large outbreaks of measles occurred in the Kanto region of Japan, including Gunma Prefecture. We performed sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the nucleoprotein gene (N gene) of measles viruses from 3 measles patients in this area in May 2007. The N gene sequences of the present strains were identical to each other, and phylogenetic analysis showed these viruses were classified into genotype...
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