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Serology reagents intended to detect immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV), a DNA virus of the family Herpesviridae. Some types of CMV may cause a variety of diseases (i.e., cytomegalic inclusion diseases, leukemia) depending on the immune status and age of the host; persistence of the virus for the lifetime of the host is common.
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