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The Importance of Secretor-Status in Norovirus Infection Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Viruses - 21 Jun 2022
Swartling Lisa, Sparrelid Elda, Ljungman Per, Boriskina Ksenia, Valentini Davide, Svensson Lennart, Nordgren Johan
Abstract excerpt
Background. Human secretor-status is a strong susceptibility factor for norovirus infection in immunocompetent people. The predominant norovirus genotype GII.4 almost exclusively infects secretors and is also associated with more severe symptoms. However, it is not known to what extent this also applies to immunocompromised individuals. Our objective was to determine the importance of secretor-status and...
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