Parvovirus B19: recent insights and implications for pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy

Parvovirus B19 is a human pathogenic virus, a ssDNA member of the family Parvoviridae, characterized by a selective tropism for erythroid progenitor cells (EPCs) in the bone marrow and an ample pathogenetic potential. The selective tropism for EPCs can be explained both in terms of receptor-mediated...

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Main Author: Giorgio Gallinella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/7109