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Gene expression profiling of dengue virus infection in cell lines and patients
11-06-2007 · EurekAlert!Researchers at the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases and the Genome Institute of Singapore have identified new host genes associated with dengue virus infection, which may open new avenues to developing a drug to treat the disease. The results suggest that drugs that target the host pathways may prove effective against dengue.
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