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TT virus infections among blood donors in Iceland: prevalence, genotypes, and lack of relationship to serum ALT levels.
Transfusion - 1 Mar 2000
Löve A, Stanzeit B, Li L, Olafsdóttir E, Gudmundsson S, Briem H, Widell A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The TT virus (TTV) is a newly identified blood-borne virus. Its association with disease is still unknown, and screening of blood donors has not been implemented. Several genotypes of the TTV have been identified. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Three hundred seventy healthy blood donors were randomly selected and tested for TTV by the PCR method. Sequencing of a part of the genome was performed to identify...
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