linkedin post 2017-03-24 05:39:09
BALANCE. "Viruses that cause chronic infection constitute a stable but little-recognized part of our metagenome: our virome. Ongoing immune responses hold these chronic viruses at bay while avoiding immunopathologic damage to persistently infected tissues. The immunologic imprint generated by these responses to our virome defines the normal immune system." https://lnkd.in/b9QHr8w View in LinkedIn