Article
[TT virus].
Zhurnal mikrobiologii, epidemiologii i immunobiologii - 1 Jan 2000
Zhirbut E B, Golubeva A V
Abstract excerpt
Non-enveloped TT virus (TTV), recognized in 1997, contains single-stranded circular DNA (about 3,800 nucleotides) and seems to be a member of Circinoviridae, a new family of hepatitis viruses. The data on the occurrence of TTV are highly controversial: 1-22% in blood donors, 20-40% in hematological patients, 15-35% in patients with liver diseases. The virus has been found to be transmitted by the oral-fecal route...
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