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A member asked:

Can herpes (the one that causes cold sores) cause and increase in globulin levels even if you arent having an outbreak?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Unlikely: Increase in globulin (gamma globulin) levels is usually due to chronic active infections like Hepatitis C,

Answered 6/22/2016

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