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Human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotypes in Brazilian mothers and their congenitally infected infants.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2007
Yamamoto Aparecida Yulie, Mussi-Pinhata Marisa Marcia, de Deus Wagatsuma Virginia Mara, Marin Lauro Juliano, Duarte Geraldo, Figueiredo Luis Tadeu Moraes
Abstract excerpt
A case-control study design was used in order to compare the distribution of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) glycoprotein B (gB) genotypes in 48 mothers of 49 congenitally infected infants with that observed in 144 mothers of 146 uninfected infants to study genetic variation of HCMV strains and maternal-fetal transmission. Congenital infection with HCMV was characterized by DNA detection and virus isolation from two...
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