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Influenza H3N2 infection of the collaborative cross founder strains reveals highly divergent host responses and identifies a unique phenotype in CAST/EiJ mice.
BMC genomics - 27 Feb 2016
Leist Sarah R, Pilzner Carolin, van den Brand Judith M A, Dengler Leonie, Geffers Robert, Kuiken Thijs, Balling Rudi, Kollmus Heike, Schughart Klaus
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BACKGROUND: Influenza A virus is a zoonotic pathogen that poses a major threat to human and animal health. The severe course of influenza infection is not only influenced by viral virulence factors but also by individual differences in the host response. To determine the extent to which the genetic background can modulate severity of an infection, we studied the host responses to influenza infections in the eight...
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