Scimex: A Canadian and US study, involving nearly 20,000 people, has found that
individuals with a copy of the human herpesvirus 6 genome in their DNA,
are three times as likely to suffer from angina, a common symptom of
heart disease, as those without the virus. The researchers also found
that, compared with others, those who suffer from angina, and have the
virus, have significantly shorter telomeres - the DNA at the ends of
chromosomes that are linked to many ageing-related diseases. According to a study of nearly 20,000 participants, individuals with a
copy of the human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) genome integrated into their
chromosomes are three times as likely to suffer from angina as those
without the virus, and individuals having both angina and integrated
HHV-6 have significantly shorter telomeres than individuals without
HHV-6.
