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CCR5 deficiency predisposes to fatal outcome in influenza virus infection.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Aug 2015
Falcon A, Cuevas M T, Rodriguez-Frandsen A, Reyes N, Pozo F, Moreno S, Ledesma J, Martínez-Alarcón J, Nieto A, Casas I
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Influenza epidemics affect all age groups, although children, the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions are the most severely affected. Whereas co-morbidities are present in 50% of fatal cases, 25-50% of deaths are in apparently healthy individuals. This suggests underlying genetic...
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