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Genetic polymorphisms in innate immunity genes influence predisposition to tick-borne encephalitis.
Journal of neurovirology - 1 Dec 2023
Fortova Andrea, Barkhash Andrey V, Pychova Martina, Krbkova Lenka, Palus Martin, Salat Jiri, Ruzek Daniel
Abstract excerpt
Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is a neuroviral disease that ranges in severity from a mild febrile illness to a severe and life-threatening meningoencephalitis or encephalomyelitis. There is increasing evidence that susceptibility to tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)-induced disease and its severity are largely influenced by host genetic factors, in addition to other virus- and host-related factors. In this...
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