Aging and CMV discordance are associated with increased immune diversity between monozygotic twins

Abstract Background Broadly, much of variance in immune system phenotype has been linked to the influence of non-heritable factors rather than genetics. In particular, two non-heritable factors: aging and human cytolomegavirus (CMV) infection, have been known to account for significant inter-individ...

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Main Authors: Zheng Yan, Holden T. Maecker, Petter Brodin, Unni C. Nygaard, Shu Chen Lyu, Mark M. Davis, Kari C. Nadeau, Sandra Andorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Immunity & Ageing
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12979-021-00216-1