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The role of transfusion-transmitted virus in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2002
Valtuille Rodolfo, Frankel Fernando, Gómez Federico, Moretto Héctor, Fay Fabián, Rendo Pablo, Lef Leonardo, Fernández José
Abstract excerpt
GOALS: To study transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV) infection in 75 patients on hemodialysis and examine its relationship with age, sex, duration of dialysis, history of transfusion, and chronic elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. STUDY: Serum TTV was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), TTV genotypes by restriction fragment length polymorphism, and hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA by PCR....
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