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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IE1- and pp65-specific CD8+ T cell responses broaden over time after primary CMV infection in infants.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jun 2007
Gibson Laura, Dooley Sheryl, Trzmielina Sonia, Somasundaran Mohan, Fisher Donna, Revello Maria Grazia, Luzuriaga Katherine
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in young children. We have previously shown that CD8+ T cell responses to CMV pp65 or IE1 protein were readily detectable in children with congenital or postnatal CMV infection. Here, we have further characterized the evolution of the peptide specificity of these responses in 7 infants<6 months of age at the start of the study....
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