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Prevalence and genotype distribution of TT virus in various specimen types from thalassaemic patients.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2001
Chan P K, Chik K W, Li C K, Tang N L, Ming M S, Cheung J L, Ng K C, Yuen P M, Cheng A F
Abstract excerpt
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), plasma, saliva and urine samples were collected from 50 thalassaemic patients for TT virus (TTV) detection by two sets of PCR. The set B nested PCR was more sensitive than the widely used NG hemi-nested PCR with TTV positive rates approximately PBMC: 98% vs. 70%; plasma: 92% vs. 66%; saliva: 62% vs. 22%; urine: 22% vs. 6%. All 50 patients had TTV detected in one or more...
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