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Population-Level Human Secretor Status Is Associated With Genogroup 2 Type 4 Norovirus Predominance.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 11 May 2020
Arrouzet Cory J, Ellis Karen, Kambhampati Anita, Chen Yingxi, Steele Molly, Lopman Ben
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Noroviruses are a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis. Genogroup 2 type 4 (GII.4) has been the dominant norovirus genotype worldwide since its emergence in the mid-1990s. Individuals with a functional fucosyltransferase-2 gene, known as secretors, have increased susceptibility to GII.4 noroviruses. We hypothesized that this individual-level trait may drive GII.4 norovirus predominance at the human...
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