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C21orf91 genotypes correlate with herpes simplex labialis (cold sore) frequency: description of a cold sore susceptibility gene.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Kriesel John D, Jones Brandt B, Matsunami Nori, Patel Milan K, St Pierre Christine A, Kurt-Jones Evelyn A, Finberg Robert W, Leppert Mark, Hobbs Maurine R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infects >70% of the United States population. We identified a 3-megabase region on human chromosome 21 containing 6 candidate genes associated with herpes simplex labialis (HSL, "cold sores"). METHODS: We conducted single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) scans of the chromosome 21 region to define which of 6 possible candidate genes were associated with cold sore...
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