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Both Lewis and secretor status mediate susceptibility to rotavirus infections in a rotavirus genotype-dependent manner.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Dec 2014
Nordgren Johan, Sharma Sumit, Bucardo Filemon, Nasir Waqas, Günaydın Gökçe, Ouermi Djeneba, Nitiema Leon W, Becker-Dreps Sylvia, Simpore Jacques, Hammarström Lennart, Larson Göran, Svensson Lennart
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BACKGROUND: The live oral rotavirus (RV) vaccines have shown a reduced efficacy in Africa. Recent in vitro studies have shown binding of the RV surface protein (VP4) to histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs) in an RV genotype-dependent manner, suggesting them to be putative receptors for RV. The dive...
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