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[Determination of cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotypes in different geographical regions and different patient groups in Turkey].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jan 2016
Eren Dağlar Duygu, Öngüt Gözde, Çolak Dilek, Özkul Aykut, Mutlu Derya, Zeytinoğlu Ayşın, Midilli Kenan, Gökahmetoğlu Selma, Günseren Filiz, Öğünç Dilara, Gültekin Meral
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus found all around the world, usually causes asymptomatic infections in immunocompetent hosts, however it may lead to serious complications in immunodeficient patients and in the fetus. CMV is divided into four genotypes according to the polymorphisms in UL55 gene that encodes for envelope glycoprotein B. Nucleotide polymorphisms of CMV gB gene can affect the cell tropism of...
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