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Human Parvovirus B19 in Solid Organ Transplantation
1 Mar 2013
Abstract excerpt
The Parvoviridae family includes the genus erythrovirus with human parvovirus B19 being the classic type member. The virus is 25 nm in diameter, nonenveloped and consists of a single-strand linear DNA that is approximately 5 kb in length. The viral genome encodes three main proteins, a nonstructural protein (NS1) and two structural proteins (VP1 and VP2; Ref. 1). The nonstructural protein is cytotoxic to host...
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