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CMV
abbr.
cytomegalovirus

CMV
abbreviation for
cytomegalovirus
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Noun1.CMV - any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
herpes virus, herpes - any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin


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Fu Luan, MD, of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and colleagues compared three months versus six months of treatment with the antiviral drug valganciclovir used to prevent CMV after kidney transplantation.
The molecular test accurately detects key genetic mutations by sequencing the CMV UL97 phosphotransferase gene and the CMV UL54 DNA polymerase gene.
CMV affects all age groups and is the source of congenital infection, mononucleosis, and severe infection in transplant patients.
 
 
 
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