Study Finds Specific Gene Linked to Cold Sore Susceptibility

31 October 2011

Research published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases has identified a human chromosome containing a specific gene associated with susceptibility to herpes simplex labialis (HSL), the common cold sore.

Read the paper: C21orf91 Genotypes Correlate With Herpes Simplex Labialis (Cold Sore) Frequency: Description of a cold Sore Susceptibility Gene

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Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, advance access given October 27 2011

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