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Variations in Herpes Infection Symptoms May Be Linked to Gene Expression Differences – Technology Networks

A new study finds that differences in the symptoms of herpes could be due to variations in the way certain strains of herpes simplex (HSV-1) — the virus that causes…

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Why do some people with cold sores around their lips experience painful lesions, while others have no symptoms at all, yet still spread the virus? A new study conducted at Penn State finds that these differences could be due to variations in the way certain strains of herpes simplex (HSV-1) — the virus that causes cold sores, as well as genital herpes — activate gene expression in neurons.
“HSV-1 occurs in more than half the global population,” said Moriah Szpara, associate professor of biology…

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