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IFITM3 and susceptibility to respiratory viral infections in the community.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2014
Mills Tara C, Rautanen Anna, Elliott Katherine S, Parks Tom, Naranbhai Vivek, Ieven Margareta M, Butler Christopher C, Little Paul, Verheij Theo, Garrard Chris S, Hinds Charles, Goossens Herman, Chapman Stephen, Hill Adrian V S
Abstract excerpt
Interferon-inducible transmembrane proteins 1, 2, and 3 (IFITM 1,2, and 3) are viral restriction factors that mediate cellular resistance to several viruses. We have genotyped a possible splice-site altering single-nucleotide polymorphism (rs12252) in the IFITM3 gene in 34 patients with H1N1 influenza and severe pneumonia, and >5000 individuals comprising patients with community-acquired mild lower respiratory...
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