Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6: Models of Viral Genome Release from the Telomere and Impacts on Human Health

Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B, alongside some other herpesviruses, have the striking capacity to integrate into telomeres, the terminal repeated regions of chromosomes. The chromosomally integrated forms, ciHHV-6A and ciHHV-6B, are proposed to be a state of latency and it has been shown that they can...

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Main Authors: Michael L. Wood, Nicola J. Royle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/7/184