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Protective and enhancing HLA alleles, HLA-DRB1*0901 and HLA-A*24, for severe forms of dengue virus infection, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Oct 2008
Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan, Kikuchi Mihoko, Vu Thi Que Huong, Do Quang Ha, Tran Thi Thuy, Vo Dinh Tham, Ha Manh Tuan, Vo Van Tuong, Cao Thi Phi Nga, Tran Van Dat, Oyama Toshifumi, Morita Kouichi, Yasunami Michio, Hirayama Kenji
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BACKGROUND: Dengue virus (DV) infection is one of the most important mosquito-borne diseases in the tropics. Recently, the severe forms, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), have become the leading cause of death among children in Southern Vietnam. Protective and/or pathogenic T cell immunity is supposed to be important in the pathogenesis of DHF and DSS. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:...
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