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Involvement of apolipoprotein E in herpes simplex encephalitis.
Neuroreport - 26 Mar 2001
Nicoll J A, Martin L, Stewart J, Murray L S, Love S, Kennedy P G
Abstract excerpt
APOE polymorphism may influence risk for cold sores and, by interacting with latent HSV-1, risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). APOE genotype also influences outcome after brain injury. We sought to determine whether APOE genotype influences risk for herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE), whether apoE is involved in the response to HSE and if APOE genotype influences outcome from HSE. There was increased...
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