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GB virus C (GBV-C) infection in hepatitis C virus (HCV)/HIV-coinfected patients receiving HCV treatment: importance of the GBV-C genotype.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Aug 2006
Schwarze-Zander Carolynne, Blackard Jason T, Zheng Hui, Addo Marylyn M, Lin Wenyu, Robbins Gregory K, Sherman Kenneth E, Zdunek Dietmar, Hess Georg, Chung Raymond T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Persistent GB virus C (GBV-C) coinfection leads to slower human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) progression. Despite the existence of multiple GBV-C genotypes, their relevance to the progression of HIV disease is unknown. We therefore investigated (1) the prevalence and genotype of GBV-C in hepatitis C virus (HCV)/HIV-coinfected patients and (2) the impact of HCV treatment on GBV-C RNA clearance....
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