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Herpes simplex encephalitis: involvement of apolipoprotein E genotype.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry - 1 Jan 2001
Lin W R, Wozniak M A, Esiri M M, Klenerman P, Itzhaki R F
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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 allele...
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