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HLA typing using genome wide data reveals susceptibility types for infections in a psychiatric disease enriched sample.
Brain, behavior, and immunity - 1 May 2018
Parks Samuel, Avramopoulos Dimitrios, Mulle Jennifer, McGrath John, Wang Ruihua, Goes Fernando S, Conneely Karen, Ruczinski Ingo, Yolken Robert, Pulver Ann E, Pearce Brad D
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BACKGROUND: The infections Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV1) are common persistent infections that have been associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC, termed HLA in humans) region has been implicated in these infections and these mental illnesses. The interplay of MHC genetics, mental illness, and infection...
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