Cytotoxic T cell immunity to human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199606)49:2<124::AID-JMV9>3.0.CO;2-7

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Cytotoxic T cell immunity to human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 1996

Hopkins J I, Fiander A N, Evans A S, Delchambre M, Gheysen D, Borysiewicz L K

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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality following immunosuppression and in pregnancy. HCMV infection may be accompanied by acute disease but persists asymptomatically. Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) appear to be an important immune effector mechanism in...

Topics

Adult
Base Sequence
Cells, Cultured
Cytomegalovirus
Female
Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
Humans
Immunity, Cellular
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Phenotype
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
Viral Envelope Proteins

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