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Predicting the Mutating Distribution at Antigenic Sites of the Influenza Virus.
Scientific reports - 3 Feb 2016
Xu Hongyang, Yang Yiyan, Wang Shuning, Zhu Ruixin, Qiu Tianyi, Qiu Jingxuan, Zhang Qingchen, Jin Li, He Yungang, Tang Kailin, Cao Zhiwei
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the influenza virus lead to antigenic changes that cause recurrent epidemics and vaccine resistance. Preventive measures would benefit greatly from the ability to predict the potential distribution of new antigenic sites in future strains. By leveraging the extensive historical records of HA sequences for 90 years, we designed a computational model to simulate the dynamic evolution of antigenic sites...
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