Detection, monitoring & clonal characterisation of human cytomegalovirus specific CD8+ T cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
The human cytomegalovirus (CMV) can cause significant morbidity and mortality in haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. The immunosuppressed state of the hosts facilitates dissemination of the virus and disease. In contrast, CD8+ T cells in healthy individuals control viral disseminati...
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University College London (University of London)
2008
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631799 |