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Inhibition of natural killer cells by a cytomegalovirus MHC class I homologue in vivo.
Nature - 3 Apr 1997
Farrell H E, Vally H, Lynch D M, Fleming P, Shellam G R, Scalzo A A, Davis-Poynter N J
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Herpesviruses, such as murine and human cytomegalovirus (MCMV and HCMV), can establish a persistent infection within the host and have diverse mechanisms as protection from host immune defences. Several herpesvirus genes that are homologous to host immune modulators have been identified, and are implicated in viral evasion of the host immune response. The discovery of a viral major histocompatibility complex...
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