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Association of the OAS3 rs1859330 G/A genetic polymorphism with severity of enterovirus-71 infection in Chinese Han children.
Archives of virology - 1 Aug 2017
Tan Yuxia, Yang Tingting, Liu Peipei, Chen Liping, Tian Qingwu, Guo Ya, He Hongfang, Liu Yedan, Chen Zongbo
Abstract excerpt
The 2'5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (OAS) is an interferon (IFN)-induced protein that plays an important role in the antiviral action of IFN, with OAS3 being one of the four OAS classes (OAS1, OAS2, OAS3, OASL). The effect of OAS on several infectious viral diseases has been reported; however, a study of the effect of OAS3 on enterovirus 71 (EV71) is lacking. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the...
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