Inherited herpes virus may have implications for transplantation
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
Up to half a million people in Britain today may not know it, but in their genetic material they carry a particular form of herpesvirus 6 inherited from a parent. Research has identified a mechanism by which the inherited herpesvirus 6 can escape from the chromosome and may be able to reactivate under certain conditions.