Serum hepatitis G virus (HGV) RNA in multitransfused thalassemics from eastern Sicily

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作者
Cacopardo, B
Berger, A
Cosentino, S
Lombardo, S
Morrone, ML
Boscia, V
Vinci, G
Restivo, R
Brancati, G
Doerr, HW
Nunnari, A
机构
[1] Univ Catania, Dept Infect Dis, I-95125 Catania, Italy
[2] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Inst Med Virol, D-6000 Frankfurt, Germany
[3] Ferrarotto Hosp, Serv Talassemia, Catania, Italy
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10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80010-8
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
The prevalence of hepatitis G in a multitransfused population was studied, HGV did not appear to be a major contributor to liver pathology in this group and the prevalence was surprisingly low.
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页码:179 / 183
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