The DNA-binding protein pUL57 of human cytomegalovirus: Comparison of specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) reactivity with IgM reactivity to other major target antigens

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 358-360

  Maine, G T ^a   Lazzarotto, T ^b   Chovan, L E ^a   Flanders, R ^a   Landini, M P ^b,c  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Dipartimento di Dermatologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029927137     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.3.3.358-360.1996     Document Type: Article

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