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Mutational constraints on RSV F and its neutralization by antibodies


How respiratory syncytial virus mutations affect antibody neutralization is defined, and a biophysical model of the mechanism is provided, to show how Fab potency and epitope specificity combine to determine the effects of viral mutations on antibody neutralization.

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