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Prevalence and clinical significance of HGV/GBV-C infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B or C.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2006
Yang Jeng-Fu, Dai Chia-Yen, Chuang Wan-Long, Lin Wen-Yi, Lin Zu-Yau, Chen Shinn-Cherng, Hsieh Ming-Yuh, Wang Liang-Yen, Tsai Jung-Fa, Chang Wen-Yu, Yu Ming-Lung
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis G virus/GB virus-C (HGV/GBV-C) is a newly identified Flavivirus. Its clinical significance in chronic hepatitis B and C remains controversial. Infection with HGV/GBV-C was surveyed in 500 blood donors, 130 patients with chronic hepatitis B and 173 with hepatitis C, with chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and/or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HGV/GBV-C RNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase...
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