Chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6: questions and answers

• Published in: Reviews in medical virology Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 144 - 155
• Main Authors: Pellett, Philip E., Ablashi, Dharam V., Ambros, Peter F., Agut, Henri, Caserta, Mary T., Descamps, Vincent, Flamand, Louis, Gautheret-Dejean, Agnès, Hall, Caroline B., Kamble, Rammurti T., Kuehl, Uwe, Lassner, Dirk, Lautenschlager, Irmeli, Loomis, Kristin S., Luppi, Mario, Lusso, Paolo, Medveczky, Peter G., Montoya, Jose G., Mori, Yasuko, Ogata, Masao, Pritchett, Joshua C., Rogez, Sylvie, Seto, Edward, Ward, Katherine N., Yoshikawa, Tetsushi, Razonable, Raymund R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.05.2012; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Chromosomes, Human - virology; Herpesvirus 6, Human - genetics; Herpesvirus 6, Human - physiology; Humans; Reviews; Roseolovirus Infections - genetics; Roseolovirus Infections - virology; Virus Integration

SUMMARY Chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 (ciHHV‐6) is a condition in which the complete HHV‐6 genome is integrated into the host germ line genome and is vertically transmitted in a Mendelian manner. The condition is found in less than 1% of controls in the USA and UK, but has been found...