HHV-6 Specific T-Cell Immunity in Healthy Children and Adolescents

• Main Authors: Christine M. Schwarz (Author), Volker Strenger (Author), Heimo Strohmaier (Author), Georg Singer (Author), Margarita Kaiser (Author), Andrea Raicht (Author), Wolfgang Schwinger (Author), Christian Urban (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Primary infection with human herpes virus 6 (mainly HHV-6B) commonly occurs in the first 2 years of life leading to persistence and the possibility of virus reactivation later in life. Consequently, a specific cellular immune response is essential for effective control of virus reactivati...