Common Virus May Serve As Target For Vaccine In Fight Against Deadly Brain Tumors

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Common Virus May Serve As Target For Vaccine In Fight Against Deadly Brain Tumors - 16-05-2008, 10:11 AM

By targeting a common virus, doctors may be able to extend the lives of patients diagnosed with the most prevalent and deadly type of brain tumor. A type of herpes virus called human cytomegalovirus (CMV) is found in up to 80 percent of Americans, though the virus normally produces very few clinical symptoms, is dormant, and usually undetectable in most people.

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