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A case of neonatal herpes simplex virus type 2 encephalitis with TLR3 gene mutation and literature review.
Frontiers in neurology - 1 Jan 2026
Li Xiaojing, Chen Yali, Deng Chungui, Wang Dongmei, Qiu Jianwu
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Background: Neonatal herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) encephalitis frequently manifests with atypical clinical features, which complicates its early identification. Given the challenge of controlling the infant's seizures, whole exome sequencing was conducted to rule out genetic disorders like early-onset epileptic encephalopathy; this process incidentally revealed a variation in the TLR3 gene. Host genetic...
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