Genotype specific pathogenicity of hepatitis E virus at the human maternal-fetal interface

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can result in severe placental disease, but mechanisms underlying pathogenicity are poorly understood. Here, the authors develop an ex vivo model for HEV infection at the maternal-fetal interface and compare pathogenicity of different HEV genotypes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jordi Gouilly, Qian Chen, Johan Siewiera, Géraldine Cartron, Claude Levy, Martine Dubois, Reem Al-Daccak, Jacques Izopet, Nabila Jabrane-Ferrat, Hicham El Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07200-2