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Molecular characterisation of SENV and TTV infections in hepatopathic liver-transplant patients. Brief Report.
Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2004
Genovese D, Dettori S, Argentini C, Kondili L A, La Sorsa V, Tisone G, Angelico M, Rapicetta M
Abstract excerpt
The presence of SENV and TTV infections among 50 patients who had undergone liver transplantation was evaluated. UTR amplification showed that 46 (92%) sera were positive. ORF-1 amplification showed that 25 (50%) patients were positive for either SENV (51.3%), TTV (10.8%), or both (37.8%) all confirmed by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. SENV-D and SENV-H were the most prevalent viruses. The phylogenetic...
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