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Investigators at University of Maryland release new data on life sciences
June 2nd, 2009
According to recent research published in the Virology Journal, "Rhesus macaques infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus ( LCMV) provide a model for human Lassa fever. Disease begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly with fatal consequences." "Previously, we profiled the blood transcriptome of LCMV-infected monkeys (M. Djavani et al J. Virol. 2007) showing distinct pre-viremic and viremic stages that discriminated virulent from benign infections. In the present study, changes in liver gene expression from macaques infected with virulent LCMV-WE were compared to gene expression in uninfected monkeys as well as to monkeys that were infected but...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-02)
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