Article
A fifth human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein B genotype.
Research in virology - 1 Jan 2000
Shepp D H, Match M E, Lipson S M, Pergolizzi R G
Abstract excerpt
Genetic variation in glycoprotein B (gB) may play a role in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) pathogenesis. Using restriction endonuclease digestion and DNA sequencing, a unique gB genotype was identified in eight HCMV strains isolated from five patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. N...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- Consensus Sequence
- Cytomegalovirus
- Cytomegalovirus Infections
- DNA, Viral
- Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Viral Envelope Proteins