title: No crucial amino acid changes in the predicted histo blood group antigen-binding sites of norovirus genotype GII.4 capsid between non-secretors and secretors origin might suggest an alternative route of infection or existence of coincidental molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nakamichi 1-3-69, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoda
authors.affiliation: Hokkaido University Research Center for Zoononsis Control and Hokkaido University, Global Station for Zoonosis, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nakamichi 1-3-69, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City, Japan.
authors.forename: Ikuko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nakamichi 1-3-69, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.affiliation: Nakata Pediatric Clinic, Shiraishi medical building 2F, Nangoudoori 1-1-1, Shiraishi-ku, Sapporo, Japan 003-0023.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Nakamichi 1-3-69, Higashinari-ku, Osaka City, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D004198:Disease Susceptibility / Q000276:immunology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D029322:Norovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D036022:Capsid Proteins