#antigenic-variation

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Medicine
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4 days ago

DNA damage drives antigen diversification in Trypanosoma brucei - Nature

Pathogens like Trypanosoma brucei evade host immunity through antigenic variation, altering surface proteins to escape immune detection.
Public health
fromNature
3 months ago

Virology's most wanted: the influenza virus

Influenza evades immunity through rapid mutation and antigenic variation, causing recurring seasonal epidemics and occasional deadly pandemics with major health and economic consequences.
Medicine
fromNews Center
4 months ago

Study Identifies Misleading Genomic Sequences of Bacteria Causing Gonorrhea - News Center

Most public Neisseria gonorrhoeae genomic sequences contain issues, particularly in pilE/pilS regions, potentially complicating epidemiology and pathogenesis investigations.
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