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Relationship between human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotype and serum alanine aminotransferase elevation in infants.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2004
Terabe Koji, Sugiyama Kohachiro, Goto Kenji, Mizutani Fumihiko, Wada Yoshiro, Yokoyama Takao, Ando Yoshihiro
Abstract excerpt
The glycoprotein B (gB) region of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a major envelope glycoprotein that is a principal target of neutralizing antibodies and is known to stimulate the immune response of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. HCMV is currently classified into four genotypes on the basis of the nucleotide sequence of the gB region. The presence of HCMV in patients under 3 years of age was determined by...
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