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What is antigenic variation and why is it significant?
A look at how various pathogens emply antigenic variation to evade the adaptive immune response, including specific examples (such as the 'flu).
Reviews antigenic variation, a mechanism that some pathogens (including influenza) use to escape the immune system
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