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Institute of Medical Virology, Hospital of the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, D-60596 Frankfurt am Main,1 Bernhard-Nocht-Institute for Tropical Medicine, Clinical Virology Laboratory, D-20359 Hamburg,2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Rostock, D-18055 Rostock,3 Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute for Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases, D-17493 Greifswald, Germany4
Received 31 August 2007/ Returned for modification 7 November 2007/ Accepted 9 November 2007
Here, we describe the association of certain varicella-zoster virus (VZV) genotypes with unique glycoprotein E (gE) gene mutations. Within 45 analyzed VZV wild-type strains of genotypes A and D, five novel gE mutations were discovered. A statistically significant (P < 0.0001) association of certain gE mutations with VZV genotype D was found.
Published ahead of print on 21 November 2007.
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