Limited effect of duration of CMV infection on adaptive immunity and frailty: insights from a 27‐year‐long longitudinal study

Limited effect of duration of CMV infection on adaptive immunity and frailty: insights from a 27‐year‐long longitudinal study

Abstract Objectives Cytomegalovirus infection is thought to affect the immune system and to impact general health during ageing. Higher CMV‐specific antibody levels in the elderly are generally assumed to reflect experienced viral reactivation during life. Furthermore, high levels of terminally diff...

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Main Authors: Leonard Daniël Samson, Sara PH van denBerg, Peter Engelfriet, Annemieke MH Boots, Marion Hendriks, Lia GH deRond, Mary‐lène deZeeuw‐Brouwer, WM Monique Verschuren, José AM Borghans, Anne‐Marie Buisman, Debbie vanBaarle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Clinical & Translational Immunology
Subjects:
ageing
cardiovascular disease
CMV‐specific antibodies
cytomegalovirus infection
frailty
T‐cell response
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.1193

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https://doi.org/10.1002/cti2.1193

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