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. 1997 Jul;39(3):190-5.

Viral antibodies in blood in obsessive compulsive disorder

S Khanna  1 , V Ravi, P K Shenoy, A Chandramukhi, S M Channabasavanna
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Viral antibodies in blood in obsessive compulsive disorder

S Khanna et al. Indian J Psychiatry. 1997 Jul.

Abstract

IgG viral antibodies for herpes simplex virus -1, varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, measles and mumps were studied in 76 subjects with obsessive compulsive disorder and compared with a control population. There was a significantly higher titre for some of the antibodies, most specifically for herpes simplex virus type 1 and mumps. This suggests a possible role for these viral infections in the pathogenesis of obsessive compulsive disorder.

Keywords: CMV; OCD; herpes simplex; measles; mumps; varicella; viral antibodies.

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