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Missing protein could hold key to swine flu treatment

General
Monday, May 24, 2010
There's more evidence to show why swine flu is fatal to some people but gives others little more than a mild cold.

Dr Claire Gordon was working at a Melbourne hospital intensive care unit last year when she found that the patients who were sickest with swine flu were lacking a protein that helps the body to fight infection and more research suggests that the missing protein is a particular problem for those who have swine flu.