HSV presence in brains of individuals without dementia: the TASTY brain series

HSV presence in brains of individuals without dementia: the TASTY brain series

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 affects a majority of the population and recent evidence suggests involvement in Alzheimer's disease aetiology. We investigated the prevalence of HSV type 1 and 2 in the Tampere Autopsy Study (TASTY) brain samples using PCR and sero-positivity in plasma, and as...

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Main Authors: Jan Olsson, Hugo Lövheim, Emma Honkala, Pekka J. Karhunen, Fredrik Elgh, Eloise H. Kok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2016-11-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
Subjects:
Herpes simplex virus
Amyloid beta aggregations
Alzheimer's disease
PCR detection
Human brain tissue
Paraffin-embedded samples
Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/9/11/1349

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