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Genetic susceptibility to symptomatic norovirus infection in Nicaragua.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2009
Bucardo Filemon, Kindberg Elin, Paniagua Margarita, Grahn Ammi, Larson Göran, Vildevall Malin, Svensson Lennart
Abstract excerpt
Host genetic resistance to Norovirus (NoV) has been observed in challenge and outbreak studies in populations from Europe, Asia, and USA. In this study, we have investigated if histo-blood group antigens can predict susceptibility to diarrhea caused by NoV in Nicaragua, Central America, and if this can be reflected in antibody-prevalence and titer to NoV among individuals with different histo-blood group antigen...
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