Increased LIR-1 expression precedes serum cytomegalovirus detection and diagnosis of CMV disease in lung transplant recipients

G. C. Riise, L. Berg, T. Bergstrom, S. Olofsson, K. Karre, E. Carbone (Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Current issues in lung transplantation
Session: Current issues in lung transplantation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2153
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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G. C. Riise, L. Berg, T. Bergstrom, S. Olofsson, K. Karre, E. Carbone (Gothenburg, Stockholm, Sweden). Increased LIR-1 expression precedes serum cytomegalovirus detection and diagnosis of CMV disease in lung transplant recipients. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 2153

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