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hMPV lineage nomenclature and heparin binding.
Viruses - 16 Oct 2013
Adamson Penelope, Thammawat Sutthiwan, Muchondo Gamaliel, Sadlon Tania, Williams John, Gordon David
Abstract excerpt
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), first described in 2001 [1], is responsible for causing serious respiratory illness in young children, the elderly and immunocompromised patients. Four distinct lineages of hMPV have been identified with the original nomenclature for these subgroups (A1, A2, B1 and B2), reported by van den Hoogen et al. [2], utilised by many. An alternate terminology (1A, 1B, 2A and 2B) was also...
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