: MeSH: Herpesvirus 6, Human

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Herpesvirus 6, Human

Members of the ROSEOLOVIRUS genus of the Betaherpesvirales subfamily isolated from patients with AIDS and other LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS. It infects and replicates in fresh and established lines of hematopoietic cells and cells of neural origin. It also appears to alter the activity of NK CELLS. HHV-6; (HBLV) antibodies are elevated in patients with AIDS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; SARCOIDOSIS; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME, and certain malignancies. HHV-6A is the most common cause of EXANTHEMA SUBITUM and has been implicated in encephalitis. When HHV-6 integrates into the host genome it is referred to as ciHVH-6. When such VIRUS INTEGRATION occurs into the germline it is referred to as iciHHV-6. Strain of HHV-6 VIRUS that primarily occurs in infants and causes a rash and fever. This strand is also common in transplant patients. Strain of HHV-6 VIRUS that is commonly seen in patients affected by MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and other neurological diseases.

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