A Deletion in the Chemokine Receptor 5(CCR5)Gene Is Associated with Tickborne Encephalitis
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- 15 January 2008
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- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 197 (2) , 266-269
- https://doi.org/10.1086/524709
Abstract
Tickborne encephalitis (TBE) virus infections can be asymptomatic or cause moderate to severe injuries of the central nervous system. Why some indiviKeywords
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