Autism Link to Herpes Simplex Virus 2 Antibody in Pregnancy Likely To Be Spurious

[...]the immunoassay used in this study is intended for qualitative diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, cytomegalovirus, and HSV-1 and -2 (ToRCH) infections and not for comparison of quantitative antibody levels (2). Nearly 15% of women of childbearing ages are estimated to be HSV-2 seropositiv...

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Published in:mSphere Vol. 2; no. 2
Main Authors: Magaret, Amalia S., Wald, Anna
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Society for Microbiology 01.03.2017
Subjects:
autism
Cytomegalovirus
herpesviruses
Letter to the Editor
herpesviruses
autism
ISSN:2379-5042, 2379-5042
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Summary:[...]the immunoassay used in this study is intended for qualitative diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, cytomegalovirus, and HSV-1 and -2 (ToRCH) infections and not for comparison of quantitative antibody levels (2). Nearly 15% of women of childbearing ages are estimated to be HSV-2 seropositive globally (3). [...]an astounding number of women globally will experience a pregnancy while HSV-2 seropositive.
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Citation Magaret AS, Wald A. 2017. Autism link to herpes simplex virus 2 antibody in pregnancy likely to be spurious. mSphere 2:e00106-17. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00106-17.
ISSN:2379-5042
2379-5042
DOI:10.1128/mSphere.00106-17