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The 2009 pandemic H1N1 D222G hemagglutinin mutation alters receptor specificity and increases virulence in mice but not in ferrets.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2011
Abed Yacine, Pizzorno Andres, Hamelin Marie-Eve, Leung Anders, Joubert Philippe, Couture Christian, Kobasa Darwyn, Boivin Guy
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BACKGROUND: The D222G (H1 numbering) hemagglutinin (HA) mutation within the receptor-binding site was detected with higher frequencies in severe cases of 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) infections. We investigated the impact of this mutation in vitro and in animal models using recombinant pH1N1 viruse...
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