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Human retinal and brain cell lines: A model of HCMV retinitis and encephalitis.
DNA and cell biology - 1 Oct 2006
Dutt Kamla, Ezeonu Ifeoma
Abstract excerpt
Although HIV is accepted as the etiologic agent in AIDS, other factors have been implicated in accelerating the disease. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in particular has been implicated as a cofactor in the progression from AIDS-related complex (ARC) to AIDS. HCMV infection of the central nervous system (CNS) (brain, retina) has been reported in at least 50% of AIDS patients, and has been implicated in producing...
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