Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CD209, MMP9, TNFA and IFNG genes with susceptibility to Japanese encephalitis in children from North India.

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Japanese encephalitis (JE), an acute encephalitis syndrome disease caused by infection with JE virus (JEV), is an important mosquito borne disease in developing countries. The clinical outcomes of JEV infection show inter individual differences. Only in a minor percent of the infected subjects, the disease progresses into acute encephalitis syndrome. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the host immune response...

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