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Child and adult forms of human herpesvirus 6 encephalitis: looking back, looking forward.
Current opinion in neurology - 1 Jun 2014
Ward Katherine N
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review evaluates publications on human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) encephalitis recognizing firstly that HHV-6A and HHV-6B are separate species with differing properties, and secondly the phenomenon of chromosomal integration; this occurs in a minority of persons and the complete viral genome of either HHV-6A or HHV-6B is present in every nucleated cell in the body. Although chromosomal...
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