On 2013 Nov 22, Chris Carter commented:
Heparan sulphate is also a receptor for a large number of viruses , bacteria and parasites, many of which have been implicated in these diseases : reviewed in Chen Y, 2008: Pathogen binding to these receptors will also impinge upon their functions described in the abstract above.
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