The neutralizing role of IgM during early Chikungunya virus infection.

The antibody isotype IgM appears earlier than IgG, within days of onset of symptoms, and is important during the early stages of the adaptive immune response. Little is known about the functional role of IgM during infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a recently reemerging arbovirus that has ca...

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Main Authors: Chong-Long Chua, I-Ching Sam, Chun-Wei Chiam, Yoke-Fun Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5300252?pdf=render