Published 06 May 2014 | By CTL Laboratories
Most humans become infected with HCMV. Typically, the immune system controls the infection, but the virus persists and can reactivate in states of immunodeficiency. While the HCMV-specific CD8 cell and antibody response has been accessible to investigation, studies of the CD4 cell subsets have been limited by the low frequency of the antigen-specific CD4 cells in PBMC.
