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A single-amino-acid polymorphism in reovirus protein μ2 determines repression of interferon signaling and modulates myocarditis.
Journal of virology - 1 Feb 2012
Irvin Susan C, Zurney Jennifer, Ooms Laura S, Chappell James D, Dermody Terence S, Sherry Barbara
Abstract excerpt
Myocarditis is indicated as the second leading cause of sudden death in young adults. Reovirus induces myocarditis in neonatal mice, providing a tractable model system for investigation of this important disease. Alpha/beta-interferon (IFN-α/β) treatment improves cardiac function and inhibits viral replication in patients with chronic myocarditis, and the host IFN-α/β response is a determinant of reovirus...
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