Nasopharyngeal Shedding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome--Associated Coronavirus Is Associated with Genetic Polymorphisms | Zendy

W.-J. Chen | Zendy; Jun-Young Yang | Zendy; JihHui Lin | Zendy; Cathy S.J. Fann | Zendy; V. Osyetrov | Zendy; ChwanChuen King | Zendy; Y.-M. A. Chen | Zendy; Hsiao-Liang Chang | Zendy; Hung-Wei Kuo | Zendy; Fan Liao | Zendy; M S Ho | Zendy

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Nasopharyngeal Shedding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome--Associated Coronavirus Is Associated with Genetic Polymorphisms

Author(s) -

W.-J. Chen,

Jun-Young Yang,

JihHui Lin,

Cathy S.J. Fann,

V. Osyetrov,

ChwanChuen King,

Y.-M. A. Chen,

Hsiao-Liang Chang,

Hung-Wei Kuo,

Fan Liao,

M S Ho

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/503843

Subject(s) - medicine , single nucleotide polymorphism , immunology , coronavirus , viral load , viral shedding , virus , virology , genotype , biology , gene , genetics , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

A high initial or peak severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) load in nasopharyngeal specimens was shown to be associated with a high mortality rate. Because all infected individuals were devoid of preeexisting protective immunity against SARS-CoV, the biological basis for the variable virus burdens in different patients remains elusive.

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