Refractory ulcerative colitis complicated by cytomegalovirus infection successfully treated with valganciclovir

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is widespread in the general population.In patients with severe and/or steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC), local reactivation of CMV can be detected in actively inflamed colonic tissue in approximately 30% of cases.However, the role of CMV in patients with UC is not clearly understood.There is evidence to sho

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The multifunction of CLAVATA2 in plant development and immunity

The CLAVATA2 (CLV2) gene encodes a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) receptor-like protein (RLP), a class of cell surface receptors that lacks a cytoplasmic kinase domain.As such, CLV2 Serving is capable of functioning in concert with additional receptor(s), possibly receptor-like kinase(s), to activate cellular responses upon ligand perception.Accumulatin

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