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Viral antigen

viral antigen

Those antigens specified by the viral genome (often coat proteins) that can be detected by a specific immunological response. Often of diagnostic importance.


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... all nucleated cells express MHC class I proteins, which present antigen fragments from the cytoplasm that are recognized by cytotoxic CD8+ ... death pathway. This is an important way e.g. when battling against many viral infections (where the pathogen prevails & reproduces intracellularly), ...

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by biohazard
Wed Nov 21, 2007 6:25 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Immunology
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The Fiber Disease

... protein pVIII, which overlap one another to form a tube encasing the viral DNA. We have shown that filamentous phage can serve as a scaffold, able to form on its surface an indefinite number of potential antigen-binding sites by displaying random peptides fused to major coat protein ...

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by London
Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:19 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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I've had enough!

... feb. 2002. Diagnosis was Mulloscum Contagiosum. (bs) Another cutaneous viral infection associated with HIV is molluscum contagiosum, which presents ... are seen in association with fever or headache, a serum cryptococcal antigen test should be performed to evaluate for disseminated cryptococcosis. ...

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by Sabrina
Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:51 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... SV40 in Tumors and Blood from Blood Donors SV40 large T-antigen sequences were detected at high prevalence, in human biopsies of ... virus 40 regulatory region structural diversity and the association of viral archetypal regulatory regions with human brain tumors. Semin Cancer ...

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by Skytroll
Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:32 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

Another cutaneous viral infection associated with HIV is molluscum contagiosum, which presents as pearly ... lesions are seen in association with fever or headache, a serum cryptococcal antigen test should be performed to evaluate for disseminated cryptococcosis. Ok London, ...

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by Sabrina
Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:21 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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