Virology - Clues to the virulence of H5N1 viruses in humans

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Krug, RM [1 ]
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[1] Univ Texas, Inst Mol & Cellular Biol, Austin, TX 78712 USA
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10.1126/science.1125998
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Why is H5N1 avian influenza so virulent? Genomic analysis of various isolates suggests that, in addition to two known surface proteins, a third previously unnoticed sequence in a small viral protein may contribute to virulence.
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