title: Activation of HHV-6 in lymphoproliferative disorders: a polymerase chain reaction-based study.
abstract: HHV-6 is a latent herpes virus persisting throughout the adult life of the infected host in an integrated form and is often activated in immunocompromised situations. Detection of HHV-6 DNA in the plasma of an individual indicates the presence of active viral replication in the host. Because lymphomas are known to be associated frequently with host immunosupression, we studied activation of HHV-6 in 98 patients diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). HHV-6 activation was documented in 34% of cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and 39% of those of Hodgkin's disease; however, no correlation of activation status with pathological types of Hodgkin's disease and between copy numbers in peripheral blood mononuclear cell DNA and the corresponding plasma DNA was noticeable.
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Tata Memorial Centre, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Tailor
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Saikia
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Advani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyaya
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000821:virology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014775:Virus Activation; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral