Inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 genomes are ancient, intact and potentially able to reactivate from telomeres
E. J. Zhang, A. J. Bell, G. S. Wilkie, N. M. Suarez, C. Batini, C. D. Veal, I. Armendariz-Castillo, R. Neumann, V. E. Cotton, Y. Huang, D. J. Porteous, R. F. Jarrett, A. J. Davison, N. J. Royle
The paper analyzes 28 chromosomally integrated HHV-6 genomes, showing they are ancient, intact, and capable of reactivation, with regional variation and common ancestry in European populations.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2017Evolutionary Biology