TY - JOUR T1 - Genetic variability in the promoter region of TNF-α gene in the reservoir of Junin virus, Calomys musculinus (Rodentia, Cricetidae) JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/113688 SP - 113688 AU - Marina B. Chiappero AU - Imanol Cabaña AU - Gladys E. Calderón AU - Cristina N. Gardenal Y1 - 2017/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/03/04/113688.abstract N2 - In this study, we assessed the genetic variability of the promoter region of TNF-α gene in three natural populations of the cricetid rodent Calomys musculinus. This species is the natural reservoir of Junin virus, the etiological agent of Argentine Hemorrhagic fever. We found different levels of variability and varying signatures of natural selection in populations with different epidemiological histories. ER -