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Association between circulating rotavirus genotypes and histo-blood group antigens in the children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis in Iran.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2021
Farahmand Mohammad, Jalilvand Somayeh, Arashkia Arash, Shahmahmoodi Shohreh, Afchangi Atefeh, Mollaei-Kandelous Yaghoub, Shoja Zabihollah
Abstract excerpt
Rotaviruses are the dominant cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children under 5 years of age. Previous studies showed that some children are less susceptible to rotavirus gastroenteritis. It has been shown that this resistance depends on the rotavirus genotype and also human histo-blood group antigens (HBGAs), which works as a receptor for rotavirus surface protein (VP4). The present study aimed to...
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