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Mixed cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotypes in immunocompromised patients.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jul 2004
Coaquette Alain, Bourgeois Alain, Dirand Carine, Varin Audrey, Chen Wan, Herbein Georges
Abstract excerpt
On the basis of sequence variation in the UL55 gene that encodes glycoprotein B (gB), human cytomegalovirus (CMV) can be classified into 4 gB genotypes. The goal of the present study was to determine the distribution of CMV gB genotypes and the effect of gB type on clinical outcomes in a cohort of immunocompromised patients, including both transplant recipients and nonrecipients. The distribution of gB genotypes...
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