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Genetic polymorphism of human herpesvirus-7 among human populations.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Dec 2001
Franti Michael, Gessain Antoine, Darlu Pierre, Gautheret-Dejean Agnès, Kosuge Haruhiko, Mauclère Philippe, Aubin Jean-Thierry, Gurtsevitch Vladimir, Yamanishi Koichi, Agut Henri
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of three human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-7) genes encoding phosphoprotein p100, glycoprotein B and major capsid protein respectively had previously shown the existence of distinct gene alleles, leading to the concept of HHV-7 variants. We have analysed the distribution of HHV-7 variants among 297 distinct subjects who belonged to different human populations from Africa, Asia, Europe and America. Two...
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