Dr. Jeffrey M Bergelson M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Infectious Diseases
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104Rating
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Dr. Jeffrey Bergelson is a pediatric infectious disease specialist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Bergelson specializes in recurring or persistent diseases caused by bacteria, parasites or fungus in infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric infectious disease specialists also provide consultation to other health care professionals dealing with complex cases.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1981
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1981
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Structure determination of echovirus 1.
- Molecular determinants of adenovirus serotype 5 fibre binding to its cellular receptor CAR.
- rab5 GTPase regulates adenovirus endocytosis.
- Determinants of ligand binding specificity of the alpha(1)beta(1) and alpha(2)beta(1) integrins.
- Receptors mediating adenovirus attachment and internalization.
- Retargeting the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor to the apical surface of polarized epithelial cells reveals the glycocalyx as a barrier to adenovirus-mediated gene transfer.
- The dual impact of coxsackie and adenovirus receptor expression on human prostate cancer gene therapy.
- Canine adenovirus type 2 attachment and internalization: coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor, alternative receptors, and an RGD-independent pathway.
- Dimeric structure of the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor D1 domain at 1.7 A resolution.
- Trans-complementation of vector replication versus Coxsackie-adenovirus-receptor overexpression to improve transgene expression in poorly permissive cancer cells.
- Fiber knob modifications overcome low, heterogeneous expression of the coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor that limits adenovirus gene transfer and oncolysis for human rhabdomyosarcoma cells.
- Multiple regions within the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor cytoplasmic
- Defining CAR as a cellular receptor for the avian adenovirus CELO using a genetic analysis of the two viral fibre proteins.
- Echoviruses 1 and 8 are closely related genetically, and bind to similar determinants within the VLA-2 I domain.
- The coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor is a transmembrane component of the tight junction.
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