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Protective Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Specific T-Cell Immunity Is Frequent in Kidney Transplant Patients without Serum Anti-CMV Antibodies

The absence of anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin G (IgG) is used to classify pretransplant patients as naïve for CMV infection (CMV(neg) patients). This study assessed whether pretransplant CMV-specific T-cell immunity exists in CMV(neg) patients and whether it protects against CMV infection...

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Autores principales: Litjens, Nicolle H. R., Huang, Ling, Dedeoglu, Burç, Meijers, Ruud W. J., Kwekkeboom, Jaap, Betjes, Michiel G. H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5600906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28955345
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01137