Presence of antibodies to human cytomegalovirus in patients with different forms of cancer and in other categories of subjects.
Complement fixing (CF) antibodies to the AD--129 strain of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) were detected in patients with different forms of cancer, as well as in blood donors, in a proportion of 16.6% and 73.2%, respectively. The prevalence of CF antibodies to HCMV, strain AT--129, in the population of Romania is similar to that reported in other countries.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D001782:Blood Donors; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D012383:Romania
D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000914:Antibodies, Viral