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IFITM3 polymorphism rs12252-C restricts influenza A viruses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Williams David Evan Joseph, Wu Wan-Lin, Grotefend Christopher Robert, Radic Vladimir, Chung Changik, Chung Young-Hwa, Farzan Michael, Huang I-Chueh
Abstract excerpt
The IFITM3 polymorphism rs12252-C, which encodes an IFITM3 isoform (Δ21 IFITM3) lacking 21 amino acids at the amino terminus, has been controversially associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with H1N1 influenza A virus (IAV) infections. In vitro studies have shown that Δ21 IFITM3 loses...
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