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APOE genotype is associated with oral herpetic lesions but not genital or oral herpes simplex virus shedding.
Sexually transmitted infections - 1 Jun 2010
Koelle David M, Magaret Amalia, Warren Terri, Schellenberg Gerard D, Wald Anna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apolipoprotein E is polymorphic in the human population. APOE4 has previously been reported to correlate with symptomatic oral and genital herpes disease. METHODS: APOE was genotyped in 182 subjects with herpes simplex virus (HSV) 2 and in 62 subjects with HSV-1, including 44 subjects...
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