Potential for Natural Killer Cell-Mediated Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity for Control of Human Cytomegalovirus

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is an important pathogen that infects the majority of the population worldwide, yet, currently, there is no licensed vaccine. Despite HCMV encoding at least seven Natural Killer (NK) cell evasion genes, NK cells remain critical for the control of infection in vivo. Class...

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Main Authors: Rebecca J. Aicheler, Eddie C. Y. Wang, Peter Tomasec, Gavin W. G. Wilkinson, Richard J. Stanton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-12-01
Series:Antibodies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4468/2/4/617