Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
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. 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.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.01137-17