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Association of disease severity and genetic variation during primary Respiratory Syncytial Virus infections.
BMC medical genomics - 19 Jun 2024
Bender William, Zhang Yun, Corbett Anthony, Chu Chinyi, Grier Alexander, Wang Lu, Qiu Xing, McCall Matthew N, Topham David J, Walsh Edward E, Mariani Thomas J, Scheuermann Richard, Caserta Mary T, Anderson Christopher S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) disease in young children ranges from mild cold symptoms to severe symptoms that require hospitalization and sometimes result in death. Studies have shown a statistical association between RSV subtype or phylogenic lineage and RSV disease severity, although these results have been inconsistent. Associations between variation within RSV gene coding regions or residues...
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