Sequential anti-cytomegalovirus response monitoring may allow prediction of cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.

BACKGROUND: Reconstitution of cytomegalovirus-specific CD3(+)CD8(+) T cells (CMV-CTLs) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is necessary to bring cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation under control. However, the parameters determining protective CMV-CTL reconstitution remain...

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Main Authors: Sylvia Borchers, Melanie Bremm, Thomas Lehrnbecher, Elke Dammann, Brigitte Pabst, Benno Wölk, Ruth Esser, Meral Yildiz, Matthias Eder, Michael Stadler, Peter Bader, Hans Martin, Andrea Jarisch, Gisbert Schneider, Thomas Klingebiel, Arnold Ganser, Eva M Weissinger, Ulrike Koehl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3521740?pdf=render