Publication Date:
2014
Short description:
Classification of HHV-6A and HHV-6B as distinct viruses / Ablashi, D., Agut, H., Alvarez Lafuente, R., Clark, D.A., Dewhurst, S., Diluca, D., Flamand, L., Frenkel, N., Gallo, R., Gompels, U.A., Höllsberg, P., Jacobson, S., Luppi, M., Lusso, P., Malnati, M., Medveczky, P., Mori, Y., Pellett, P.E., Pritchett, J.C., Yamanishi, K., et al.. - In: ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY. - ISSN 0304-8608. - STAMPA. - 159:5(2014), pp. 863-870. [10.1007/s00705-013-1902-5]
abstract:
Shortly after the discovery of human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), two distinct variants, HHV-6A and HHV-6B, were identified. In 2012, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) classified HHV-6A and HHV-6B as separate viruses. This review outlines several of the documented epidemiological, biological, and immunological distinctions between HHV-6A and HHV-6B, which support the ICTV classification. The utilization of virus-specific clinical and laboratory assays for distinguishing HHV-6A and HHV-6B is now required for further classification. For clarity in biological and clinical distinctions between HHV-6A and HHV-6B, scientists and physicians are herein urged, where possible, to differentiate carefully between HHV-6A and HHV-6B in all future publications.
Iris type:
Articolo su rivista
Keywords:
Herpesvirus 6, Human; Humans; Roseolovirus Infections; Genetic Variation
List of contributors:
Ablashi, Dharam; Agut, Henri; Alvarez Lafuente, Roberto; Clark, Duncan A; Dewhurst, Stephen; Diluca, Dario; Flamand, Louis; Frenkel, Niza; Gallo, Robert; Gompels, Ursula A; Höllsberg, Per; Jacobson, Steven; Luppi, Mario; Lusso, Paolo; Malnati, Mauro; Medveczky, Peter; Mori, Yasuko; Pellett, Philip E; Pritchett, Joshua C; Yamanishi, Koichi; Yoshikawa, Tetsushi
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