Cytomegalovirus antibodies in dried blood spots: a minimally invasive method for assessing stress, immune function, and aging

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a prevalent herpesvirus with links to both stress and aging. This paper describes and validates a minimally invasive method for assessing antibodies against CMV in finger stick whole blood spot samples for us...

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Main Authors: Chyu Laura, Aiello Allison E, Dowd Jennifer B, Huang Yuan-yen, McDade Thomas W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:Immunity & Ageing
Online Access:http://www.immunityageing.com/content/8/1/3