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Diverse Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Thymidine Kinase Mutants in Individual Human Neurons and Ganglia
26 Apr 2007
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the thymidine kinase gene (tk) of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) explain most cases of virus resistance to acyclovir (ACV) treatment. Mucocutaneous lesions of patients with ACV resistance contain mixed populations of tk mutant and wild-type virus. However, it is unknown whether human ganglia also contain mixed populations since the replication of HSV tk mutants in animal neurons is impaired....
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