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Cytokine gene polymorphisms affect reactivation of cytomegalovirus in patients with cancer.
Cytokine - 1 Nov 2012
Cano Pedro, Han Faye S, Wang Huan-Ling, Fernandez-Vina Marcelo, Han Xiang Y
Abstract excerpt
Reactivation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in the bloodstream may occur upon severe immune defect or suppression during lifetime. We performed a case controlled study to probe the effects of the host cytokine gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on CMV reactivation. The study subjects were patients with cancer but without stem cell transplantation. The cases were patients tested positive for CMV pp65...
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