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. 1971 Feb 20;1(5746):438–439. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5746.438

Association between Psychopathic Disorder and Serum Antibody to Herpes Simplex Virus (Type 1)

J F Cleobury, G R B Skinner, M E Thouless, P Wildy
PMCID: PMC1795074  PMID: 5543996

Abstract

The sera of a small of patients has been examined for herpes simplex virus antibody. Three clinically-defined groups of patients were compared: (a) aggressive psychopaths, (b) psychiatric controls, and (c) general hospital patients. The first group had an unusually high average kinetic neutralization constant against type 1 herpes simplex virus.

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