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Intrauterine cytomegalovirus infection and glycoprotein B genotypes.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2000
Bale J F, Murph J R, Demmler G J, Dawson J, Miller J E, Petheram S J
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) strains display polymorphisms for the gene encoding glycoprotein B (gB; gpUL55). Recent data suggest that the gB genotype may influence the outcome of acquired CMV infections. To determine whether the gB genotype also contributes to the outcome of intrauterine infection, CMV strains were studied from 56 infants with culture-confirmed intrauterine CMV infections who were born in Iowa or...
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