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Herpes Simplex Virus Genetics
New herpes simplex virus genetics research from University Autonoma of Madrid, Department of Immunology discussed
August 14th, 2007
Investigators publish new data in the report "Influence of KIR gene diversity on the course of HSV-1 infection: resistance to the disease is associated with the absence of KIR2DL2 and KIR2DS2." According to a study from San Martin de Porres, Spain, "Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) causes lifelong latent infections in most humans. Periodical virus reactivations from latency in the neurons of sensitive ganglia lead to transport to mucocutaneous regions and productive replication, which results in recurrent inflammatory herpetic lesions or in asymptomatic virus shedding." "The medical consequences of such lesions and the frequency of recurrences vary greatly in...
Source: Virus Weekly (2007-08-14)
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