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[Investigation of SEN virus genotypes D and H among blood donors in Mersin University Medical School Hospital].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jan 2000
Serin Mehmet S, Tezcan Seda, Delialioğlu Nuran, Tiftik Naci, Aslan Gönül, Emekdaş Gürol
Abstract excerpt
SEN virus is a recently discovered DNA virus, and eight genotypes (A to H) were detected by phylogenetic analysis. Genotype D (SENV-D) and H (SENV-H) are thought to be associated in the etiology of post-transfusion hepatitis. Although no strong association was revealed between liver pathology and SEN virus, the viral replication in hepatocytes and transmission by blood transfusions were well characterized. The...
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