Defining the influence of HLA polymorphisms and T cell phenotype and function in dengue disease pathogenesis

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Dengue virus presents a growing threat to public health in a number of tropical and subtropical countries. Over half of the world's population lives in areas at risk of infection. In its most serious forms, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), it is also a major cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in Southeast Asia where it is the principle reason for paediatric admission to...

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• Case-Control Studies
• Child, Preschool
• Dengue Virus
• HLA-A Antigens
• HLA-DR Antigens
• HLA-DRB1 Chains
• Infant
• Severe Dengue

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Literature Corpus work

28dc1695-ede8-5bdd-aa9f-a16e59b02e72

DOI

10.21954/ou.ro.0000f1ec