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IFITM3 protects the heart during influenza virus infection

2019-01-11

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Influenza virus primarily targets the lungs, but dissemination and damage to heart tissue is also known to occur in severe infections. Despite this knowledge, influenza virus-induced cardiac pathogenesis and its underlying mechanisms have been difficult to study due to a lack of small animal models. In humans, polymorphisms in the gene encoding interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 (IFITM3), an antiviral rest...

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113e7993-785d-555b-ab25-c9e3e0339e73
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10.1101/518548
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