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What is According to the latest evidence the latent virus infection which is responsible for the pathogenesis of the achalasia is: and explain in detail?
It is believed that cause of ganglion cell degeneration in achalasia is an autoimmune process attributable to a latent infection with human herpes simplex virus 1 combined with genetic susceptibility. Ref: Harrison, Edition-18, Page-2431.