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What is the definition or description of: cmv antibodies?
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Immune response : Your "antibody response" is your immune systems way of fighting off infection. CMV is a viral infection and the way to diagnose this infection is to measures the virus itself or the immune system response (antibody response) to determine prior infection.
Answered 10/3/2015
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IgG and IgM: Igm is the early antibody a baby makes when exposed to cmv. It is short lived in the body usuaaly less than 6 months to a year. During this 6 month to one yr the body makes life long immunity antibody igg in the first six months of life the baby may have materal igg that passed thru the placenta.
Answered 12/21/2012
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