Article
[Genetic susceptibility to virus associated encephalitis or encephalopathy].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Mar 2011
Nakamura Kazuyuki, Hayasaka Kiyoshi
Abstract excerpt
There has been rapid progress in the understanding of the protective mechanism against infection during the past decade. We reviewed the genetic susceptibility in familial or recurrent encephalitis/encephalopathy and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Recessive mutation of UNC-93B1 and dominant mutation of TLR3 were associated with herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Those mutations impair the...
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