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Chromosomally-integrated human herpesvirus 6 in familial glioma etiology.
Medical hypotheses - 1 Aug 2012
Amirian E Susan, Scheurer Michael E
Abstract excerpt
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) is a highly neurotropic beta-herpesvirus with demonstrated transformative properties. HHV-6 infection has been implicated in the etiologies of cancers, including lymphoma and leukemia; conditions with brain involvement, including epilepsy and encephalitis; and other disorders. HHV-6 is also the only human herpesvirus that has been proven to integrate into the chromosomes of a...
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