Herpes viruses and Alzheimer's disease: new evidence in the debate

Lancet Neurol. 2018 Oct;17(10):839-841. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30316-8. Epub 2018 Sep 18.

Authors

Brian J Balin¹, Alan P Hudson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA. Electronic address: brianba@pcom.edu.
² Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.

PMID: 30264721
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30316-8

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MeSH terms

Alzheimer Disease* / etiology
Alzheimer Disease* / metabolism
Alzheimer Disease* / pathology
Alzheimer Disease* / virology
Amyloid beta-Peptides / metabolism*
Herpesviridae Infections* / complications
Herpesviridae Infections* / metabolism
Herpesviridae* / metabolism
Herpesviridae* / pathogenicity
Humans

Substances

Amyloid beta-Peptides