Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes can be passed from parents to children

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 19:21 in Health & Medicine

In some individuals the common herpes virus HHV-6 can integrate into structures at the end of chromosomes and be reactivated to an infectious form.

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