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Mapping loci influencing the persistence of Theiler's virus in the murine central nervous system.
Nature genetics - 1 Sept 1993
Bureau J F, Montagutelli X, Bihl F, Lefebvre S, Guénet J L, Brahic M
Abstract excerpt
Inbred strains of mice differ greatly in their susceptibility to the demyelinating disease caused by Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus. In this murine disease, which is an animal model for the study of multiple sclerosis, demyelination depends on the persistent infection of the central nervous system. Previous studies identified a locus in the H-2D region of the major histocompatibility complex which...
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