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Glycoprotein B genotype of human cytomegalovirus: distribution in HIV-infected patients.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1996
Bongarts A, Von Laer D, Vogelberg C, Ebert K, Van Lunzen J, Garweg J, Vaith P, Hufert F T, Haller O, Meyer-König U
Abstract excerpt
Glycoprotein B (gB) is involved in cell to cell transmission of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and may be a critical factor in tissue tropism and viral pathogenesis. We analyzed the distribution of the four known gB genotypes of HCMV in 99 HIV-positive patients. 29 patients had HCMV retinitis, and...
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