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Seropositivity to Herpes Simplex Virus Antibodies and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study

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2008

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Luc Letenneur, Karine Pérès, Hervé Fleury, Isabelle Garrigue, Pascale Barberger‐Gateau, Catherine Helmer, Jean‐Marc Orgogozo, Serge Gauthier, Jean‐François Dartigues
PLoS ONE

Abstract

Reactivation of HSV seropositivity is highly correlated with incident AD. HSV chronic infection may therefore be contributive to the progressive brain damage characteristic of AD.

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