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Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and cytomegalovirus reactivation during late pregnancy.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Aug 2016
Alvarado-Hernández D L, Benítez-Sánchez A, Rodríguez-Cuevas J S, Rosales-Saavedra T, Guerra-Palomares S E, Comas-García A, Noyola D E, García-Sepúlveda C A
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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) represents an important public health concern as it is associated with severe morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients, HIV-infected individuals and pregnant women given the risk of congenital infection. Congenital CMV is a leading cause of neurological sequelae, developmental delay and birth defects worldwide. Cytomegalovirus can be transmitted to the foetus following maternal...
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