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HHV-6 infection of tonsils and adenoids in children with hypertrophy and upper airway recurrent infections.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jan 2010
Comar Manola, Grasso Domenico, dal Molin Gianna, Zocconi Elisabetta, Campello Cesare
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OBJECTIVE: Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6), the agent of a self-limiting exanthematic disease in childhood, persists in a silent state in the secondary lymphoid organs and the reactivation is characterized by HHV-6-induced inflammatory cytokines. This study investigates the possible etiological role...
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