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Association of major histocompatibility complex determinants with the development of symptomatic and asymptomatic genital herpes simplex virus type 2 infections.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 May 1999
Lekstrom-Himes J A, Hohman P, Warren T, Wald A, Nam J M, Simonis T, Corey L, Straus S E
Abstract excerpt
The clinical spectrum of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections, ranging from asymptomatic to frequently distressing outbreaks, suggests that there may be immunologic determinants of disease severity that are associated with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) expression. A controlled, prospective study identified several major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and II antigens whose frequencies are associated...
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