Herpes simplex encephalitis: involvement of apolipoprotein E genotype.
It was previously found that herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV1) when present in the brain, is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease in carriers of the type 4 allele of the gene for apolipoprotein E (apoE epsilon4), and apoE epsilon4 is a risk factor for herpes labialis. Whether a specific allel...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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