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Molecular evolution of the VP7 gene of Japanese G2 rotaviruses before vaccine introduction.
Archives of virology - 1 Feb 2014
Do L P, Nakagomi T, Doan Y H, Kitahori Y, Nakagomi O
Abstract excerpt
Changes in the prevalence of G2 rotavirus after vaccine introduction are an important issue. However, such changes in a given country should be interpreted in the global context over time. We determined 35 Japanese G2 sequences and compared them with 508 globally collected G2 sequences. The D96N substitution, a substitution known to be associated with an abrupt increase in G2 strains and antigenic changes,...
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