mortality/aging
• mutant mice have a higher survival rate of 58% compared to 35% in wild-type controls following infection with genital herpes simplex type 2
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immune system
• mice are more susceptible to Giardia muris infection compared to controls
• seven weeks after infection, mice have over 1,000-fold higher trophozoite numbers in the small intestine compared with controls
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• mice are less susceptible to genital herpes simplex type 2 infection
• mice exhibit fewer severe vaginal symptoms following HSV-2 genital infection, with 27 of 31 WT mice developing a vaginal symptom score of 2 or greater compared with 18 of 31 mutant mice
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• mutant mice have a higher survival rate of 58% compared to 35% in wild-type controls following infection with genital herpes simplex type 2
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