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Human cytomegalovirus

Index Human cytomegalovirus

Human cytomegalovirus is a species of the virus genus Cytomegalovirus, which in turn is a member of the viral family known as Herpesviridae or herpesviruses. [1]

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Adam Geballe

Adam P. Geballe is an American microbiologist and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Audiogram

An audiogram is a graph that shows the audible threshold for standardized frequencies as measured by an audiometer.

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Betaherpesvirinae

Betaherpesvirinae is a subfamily of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae.

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CMV

CMV may refer to.

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Congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Congenital cytomegalovirus infection refers to a condition where cytomegalovirus is transmitted in the prenatal period.

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Cytomegalovirus

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (from the Greek cyto-, "cell", and megalo-, "large") is a genus of viruses in the order Herpesvirales, in the family Herpesviridae, in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae.

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Cytomegalovirus retinitis

Cytomegalovirus retinitis, also known as CMV retinitis, is an inflammation of the retina of the eye that can lead to blindness.

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Cytomegalovirus vaccine

A Cytomegalovirus vaccine is a vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection or to prevent it re-activation in those who are already infected.

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Ductopenia

Ductopenia refers to a reduction in the number of ducts in an organ.

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Eosinophilic myocarditis

Eosinophilic myocarditis is inflammation in the heart muscle that is caused by the infiltration and destructive activity of a type of white blood cell, the eosinophil.

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Essential gene

Essential genes are those genes of an organism that are thought to be critical for its survival.

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Eye bank

Eye banks retrieve and store eyes for cornea transplants and research.

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Guillain–Barré syndrome

Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system.

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Herpes simplex research

Herpes simplex research includes all medical research that attempts to prevent, treat, or cure herpes, as well as fundamental research about the nature of herpes.

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Herpesviridae

Herpesviridae is a large family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in animals, including humans.

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Indirect immunoperoxidase assay

Indirect immunoperoxidase assay (IPA) is a laboratory technique used to detect and tirate viruses that do not cause measurable cytopathic effects and cannot be measured by classical plaque assays.

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Infectious mononucleosis

Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV).

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John Tooze

John Tooze FRS (born 16 May 1938) was Vice-President of Scientific and Facility Operations at Rockefeller University from 2005 to 2013 and formerly Executive Secretary of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

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Kidney transplantation

Kidney transplantation or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease.

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Leszek Borysiewicz

Sir Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz (born 13 April 1951) is a Welsh immunologist and scientific administrator.

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Ménétrier's disease

Ménétrier disease (also known as hypoproteinemic hypertrophic gastropathy; named after a French physician Pierre Eugène Ménétrier, 1859–1935), is a rare, acquired, premalignant disease of the stomach characterized by massive gastric folds, excessive mucous production with resultant protein loss, and little or no acid production.

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MiR-132

In molecular biology miR-132 microRNA is a short non-coding RNA molecule.

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Natural killer cell

Natural killer cells or NK cells are a type of cytotoxic lymphocyte critical to the innate immune system.

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Necroptosis

Necroptosis is a programmed form of necrosis, or inflammatory cell death.

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Neonatal infection

No description.

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the types of fatty liver which occurs when fat is deposited (steatosis) in the liver due to causes other than excessive alcohol use.

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Oncovirus

An oncovirus is a virus that can cause cancer.

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Pleurisy

Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (pleurae).

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Pneumonitis

Pneumonitis or pulmonitis is an inflammation of lung tissue due to factors other than microorganisms.

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PTPRC

Protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, C also known as PTPRC is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the PTPRC gene.

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RAET1L

Retinoic acid early transcript 1L (RAET1L) is a cell surface glycoprotein encoded by RAET1L gene located on the chromosome 6.

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Raltegravir

Raltegravir (RAL), sold under the brand name Isentress, is an antiretroviral medication used, together with other medication, to treat HIV/AIDS.

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Taxonomic list of viruses

This is a taxonomic list of viruses according to the most recent (2014) taxonomy release by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), placed into the groups of the Baltimore classification system.

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Tetherin

Tetherin, also known as bone marrow stromal antigen 2, is a lipid raft associated protein that in humans is encoded by the BST2 gene.

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Timeline of early HIV/AIDS cases

This article is a timeline of early AIDS cases. An AIDS case is classified as "early" if the death occurred before 5 June 1981, when the AIDS epidemic was formally recognized by medical professionals in the United States.

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Tony Minson

Anthony (Tony) Charles Minson, PhD, FMedSci (born 8 February 1944) is a British virologist known for his work on the biology of herpesviruses, and a university administrator.

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ULBP1

UL16 binding protein 1 (ULBP1) is a cell surface glycoprotein encoded by ULBP1 gene located on the chromosome 6.

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Viperin

Viperin (Virus inhibitory protein, endoplasmic reticulum-associated, interferon-inducible), also known as RSAD2 (radical SAM domain-containing 2), is a multifunctional protein in viral processes, which could be induced in a variety of cell types by different cellular factors, such as type I II and III interferon, DNA and RNA viral proteins, poly (I: C) and polysaccharide.

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Viral disease

A viral disease (or viral infection) occurs when an organism's body is invaded by pathogenic viruses, and infectious virus particles (virions) attach to and enter susceptible cells.

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WHO Disease Staging System for HIV Infection and Disease in Children

The current staging system for HIV infection in children was developed in 2005 and builds upon the staging system in place since 1987.

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Xylomannan

Xylomannan is an antifreeze molecule, found in the freeze-tolerant Alaskan beetle Upis ceramboides.

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HCMV, HCMV (human cytomegalovirus), Human herpesvirus 5.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cytomegalovirus

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