Dendritic cell biology in human cytomegalovirus infection and the clinical consequences for host immunity and pathology

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a member of the herpesvirus family, establishes life-long persistence and latency after primary infection and can be reactivated later in life. In immunosuppressed patients, it is an important pathogen that can cause severe disease. HCMV is also thought to play a causat...

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Main Authors: Gredmark-Russ, Sara, Söderberg-Nauclér, Cecilia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Landes Bioscience 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3545944/