Human herpesvirus-6 and human herpesvirus-7 (HHV-6, HHV-7)

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  • TANG Huamin
    Division of Virology and vaccinology, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
  • SADAOKA Tomohiko
    Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
  • MORI Yasuko
    Division of Virology and vaccinology, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation Division of Clinical Virology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine

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  • ヒトヘルペスウイルス6とヒトヘルペスウイルス7（HHV-6, HHV-7）
  • ヒトヘルペスウイルス 6 ト ヒトヘルペスウイルス 7 HHV 6 HHV 7

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Abstract

human herpesvirus 6 ( HHV-6) is the major causative agent of exanthem subitum which is one of popular diseases in infant, and establishes latent infections in adults of more than 90%. <BR>Recently, the encephalitis caused by reactivated- HHV-6 has been shown in patients after transplantation. In addition, the relationship HHV-6 and drug-induced hypersensitivity syndrome has also been reported.<BR>human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) was isolated from the stimulated-peripheral blood lymphocytes of a healthy individual, and also causes exanthema subitum. Both viruses are related viruses which belong to betaherpesvirus subfamily, and replicate and produce progeny viruses in T cells.

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  • Uirusu

    Uirusu 60 (2), 221-236, 2010

    The Japanese Society for Virology

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