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December 2020; 6 (6) Clinical/Scientific NotesOpen Access

Herpes simplex virus 2 encephalitis in a patient heterozygous for a TLR3 mutation

Timo Hautala, Jie Chen, Laura Tervonen, Terhi Partanen, Satu Winqvist, Johanna Lehtonen, Janna Saarela, Minna Kraatari, Outi Kuismin, Tytti Vuorinen, Virpi Glumoff, Pirjo Åström, Usko Huuskonen, Lazaro Lorenzo, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Shen-Ying Zhang, Mikko R.J. Seppänen
First published November 25, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/NXG.0000000000000532
Timo Hautala
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Jie Chen
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Laura Tervonen
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Terhi Partanen
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Satu Winqvist
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Johanna Lehtonen
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Janna Saarela
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Minna Kraatari
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Outi Kuismin
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Tytti Vuorinen
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From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Lazaro Lorenzo
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Mikko R.J. Seppänen
From the Department of Internal Medicine (T.H., T.P.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Research Unit of Biomedicine (T.H., V.G., P.Å.), University of Oulu, Finland; St. Giles Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.C., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Rockefeller Branch, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY; Department of Neurology (L.T., S.W.), Oulu University Hospital; Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (J.L., J.S.), HiLIFE, and The Folkhälsan Research Center and Medicum (J.L.), University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (J.S.), University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Clinical Genetics (M.K., O.K.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Department of Medical Microbiology (T.V.), Turku University Hospital and Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland; Department of Clinical Neurophysiology (U.H.), Oulu University Hospital, Finland; Paris Descartes University (L.L., J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Imagine Institute, Paris; Laboratory of Human Genetics of Infectious Diseases (J.-L.C., S.-Y.Z.), Necker Branch, INSERM UMR 1163, Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris; Pediatric Hematology-Immunology Unit (J.-L.C.), Necker Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, France; Howard Hughes Medical Institute (J.-L.C.), New York, NY; Adult Immunodeficiency Unit (M.R.J.S.), Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; and Rare Disease Center and Pediatric Research Center (M.R.J.S.), Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki and HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.
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Herpes simplex virus 2 encephalitis in a patient heterozygous for a TLR3 mutation
Timo Hautala, Jie Chen, Laura Tervonen, Terhi Partanen, Satu Winqvist, Johanna Lehtonen, Janna Saarela, Minna Kraatari, Outi Kuismin, Tytti Vuorinen, Virpi Glumoff, Pirjo Åström, Usko Huuskonen, Lazaro Lorenzo, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Shen-Ying Zhang, Mikko R.J. Seppänen
Neurol Genet Dec 2020, 6 (6) e532; DOI: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000000532

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