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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Cytomegalovirus is a common infection in immunologically normal adults. It may cause an asymptomatic infection or may manifest symptomatically as heterophilic-negative mononucleosis. Studies of CMV infection in immunocompromised patients indicate that humoral immune response plays a role in modulating disease severity; however, the effect of antibodies to CMV in modifying disease expression and transmission in immunologically normal individuals has not been well characterized. Using immunoblot technology, we have demonstrated that immune serum from normal adults contains antibodies to at least 15 CMV-associated proteins and that there is strain-to-strain variation in the expression of these immunogens. The kinetics of the immune response were evaluated by using serial sera collected from normal adults after primary CMV infection; analysis of immunoblots of these sera identified one group of antibodies to CMV proteins that arise early and are stable over time, a second group that appear late after infection, and a third group that are variable among patients and over time.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
157
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunoblot analysis of the humoral immune response in primary cytomegalovirus infection.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Washington, Seattle.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.