Vaccines against human cytomegalovirus: Time to test

被引:28
作者
Britt, WJ
机构
[1] UNIV ALABAMA, DEPT PEDIAT, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233 USA
[2] UNIV ALABAMA, DEPT MICROBIOL, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233 USA
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10.1016/0966-842X(96)81503-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Infections associated with human cytomegalovirus are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised individuals. Recent studies in humans and animal models have shown that some human cytomegalovirus proteins can induce protective immunity. The availability of recombinant viral proteins means that candidate subunit vaccines can now be tested in clinical trials.
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