## Abstract The mode of transmission of human herpesvirus 6 (HHVโ6) was investigated by molecular epidemiological techniques in four families. HHVโ6 was isolated from the peripheral blood of seven infants with exanthem subitum, including siblings, and from the saliva of two mothers. These isolates
Molecular epidemiology studies of cancer in families
โ Scribed by Li, FP
- Book ID
- 109836902
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 667 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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