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antigenic drift: a standalone construct

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Infectious diseases

gradual accumulation of point mutations in viral surface antigens that lets a virus escape existing antibody immunity.

In infectious diseases, antigenic drift refers to gradual accumulation of point mutations in viral surface antigens that lets a virus escape existing antibody immunity. This meaning comes from Webster (1982) in Nature.[1]

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References

Webster, R. G., Laver, W. G., Air, G. M., & Schild, G. C. (1982). Molecular mechanisms of variation in influenza viruses. Nature, 296(5853), 115-121. https://doi.org/10.1038/296115a0

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