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Loss of immune escape mutations during persistent HCV infection in pregnancy enhances replication of vertically transmitted viruses

Honegger JR, Kim S, Price AA, Kohout JA, McKnight KL, Prasad MR, et al. Loss of immune escape mutations during persistent HCV infection in pregnancy enhances replication of vertically transmitted viruses. Nat Med. 2013;19(11):1529-1533.

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Journal Article

Authors:

Honegger, Jonathan R.; Kim, Seungtaek; Price, Aryn A.; Kohout, Jennifer A.; McKnight, Kevin L.; Prasad, Mona R.; Lemon, Stanley M.; Grakoui, Arash; Walker, Christopher M.

Source:

Nat Med, Volume 19, Issue 11, p.1529-1533 (2013)

Keywords:

Adult, Amino Acid Sequence, Amino Acid Substitution, Female, Genes, MHC Class I, Hepacivirus, Hepatitis C, Chronic, HLA-B Antigens, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutation, Parturition, Postpartum Period, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic, Viremia

Cited On:

HCV in Pregnancy

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24162814

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