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Lewis Blood Group Antigens are Associated with Altered Susceptibility to Shigellosis

2020-09-11 infectious diseases Title + abstract only
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In a cohort of infants, we found that lack of the Lewis histo-blood group antigen was associated with increased susceptibility to shigellosis. Broadly inhibiting fucosylation in epithelial cells in vitro decreased invasion by Shigella flexneri. These results support a role for fucosylated glycans in susceptibility to shigellosis.

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