Genetic factors regulating lung vasculature and immune cell functions associate with resistance to pneumococcal infection.

Genetic factors regulating lung vasculature and immune cell functions associate with resistance to pneumococcal infection.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important human pathogen responsible for high mortality and morbidity worldwide. The susceptibility to pneumococcal infections is controlled by as yet unknown genetic factors. To elucidate these factors could help to develop new medical treatments and tools to identify...

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Main Authors: Magda S Jonczyk, Michelle Simon, Saumya Kumar, Vitor E Fernandes, Nicolas Sylvius, Ann-Marie Mallon, Paul Denny, Peter W Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0089831&type=printable
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