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Role of human cytomegalovirus genotype polymorphisms in AIDS patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Feb 2013
Vogel Jens-Uwe, Otte Jürgen, Koch Frank, Gümbel Hermann, Doerr Hans Wilhelm, Cinatl Jindrich
Abstract excerpt
Although several host factors have been identified to influence the course of HCMV infection, it still remains unclear why in AIDS patients without highly active antiretroviral therapy human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) retinitis is one of the most common opportunistic infections, whereas in other immunosuppressed individuals it has a low incidence. It was suggested that HCMV glycoprotein B strains may be suitable as...
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