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Genetics of susceptibility to infection with enteric pathogens.
Current opinion in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2009
Flores Jose, Okhuysen Pablo C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review examines recent developments in human genetic susceptibility to enteropathogens that cause infectious diarrhea. RECENT FINDINGS: The affinity of specific norovirus genogroups to different histoblood group antigens (HBGAs) on secretor cells has been studied in different epidemiologic studies. HBGAs are also used as receptors by Vibrio cholerae with different degrees of affinity...
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