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SUBMITTER: Juno J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3216312 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Juno Jennifer J Fowke Keith R KR Keynan Yoav Y
Clinical & developmental immunology 20111103
Following the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and ongoing sporadic avian-to-human transmission of H5N1 viruses, an emphasis has been placed on better understanding the determinants and pathogenesis of severe influenza infections. Much of the current literature has focused on viral genetics and its impact on host immunity as well as novel risk factors for severe infection (particularly within the H1N1 pandemic). An understanding of the host genetic determinants of susceptibility and severe respiratory illness ...[more]