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Latency for cytomegalovirus impacts T cell ageing significantly in elderly end-stage renal disease patients.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Nov 2016
Huang L, Langerak A W, Baan C C, Litjens N H R, Betjes M G H
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The number of elderly patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has increased significantly during the last decade. Elderly ESRD patients are vulnerable to infectious complications because of an aged immune system. Additional immunological ageing effects may be derived from the uraemic environment and cytomegalovirus (CMV) latency. Elderly patients may be affected by these factors in particular, but data in...
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