About the Authors
- Akihiro Shimizu
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Affiliation Department of Virology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Nobuyuki Kobayashi
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Affiliation Department of Virology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Kazuya Shimada
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Affiliation Department of Virology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Kuniaki Oura
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Tadao Tanaka
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Aikou Okamoto
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Kazuhiro Kondo
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* E-mail: kkondo@jikei.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Virology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts. Kazuhiro Kondo has submitted an application for a patent on the HHV-6 viral vector (PCT/JP2004/12487). The other authors have declared that no competing interests exist. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KK AS. Performed the experiments: AS. Analyzed the data: AS NK KS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KO TT AO. Wrote the paper: KK AS.