Conservation of T cell epitopes between seasonal influenza viruses and the novel influenza A H7N9 virus

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 170-175

  Mao, Huawei ^a,b   Yen, Hui Ling ^b   Liu, Yinping ^b   Lau, Yu Lung ^b   Malik Peiris, J S ^b   Tu, Wenwei ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG SHENZHEN HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

clinical phenotype; conservation; H7N9; immunity; influenza virus; T cell epitope; vaccine

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; PROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CROSS PROTECTION; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H9N2; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; IMMUNOLOGY;

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE;

EID: 84904313929     PISSN: 16740769     EISSN: 1995820X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-014-3473-3     Document Type: Article

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