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Current working model of perforin as an example of selective advantage. Based on data presented in these studies, we put forward the novel hypothesis that perforin may be a selective advantage, in regard to mediating BBB disruption and proper viral control. As perforin expression and/or activity are increased, the ability to control a viral infection is also increased. However, an individual also increases the susceptibility of having pathologic BBB disruption
