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TT virus infection in Japanese children: isolates from genotype 1 are overrepresented in patients with hepatic dysfunction of unknown etiology.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 2000
Sugiyama K, Goto K, Ando T, Mizutani F, Terabe K, Yokoyama T, Wada Y
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenecity of the TT virus (TTV) especially during childhood remains obscure. We investigated the prevalence of TTV in 40 patients with non-A to C hepatic dysfunction (non-A to C hepatic dysfunction group). Five patients with fulminant hepatitis of unknown etiology were enrolled in this group. We also examined 380 children without a history of transfusion or liver disease (control group). Subsequently, the...
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