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Virological course of hepatitis A virus as determined by real time RT-PCR: Correlation with biochemical, immunological and genotypic profiles.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Aug 2006
Hussain Zahid, Das Bhudev C, Husain Syed A, Polipalli Sunil K, Ahmed Tanzeel, Begum Nargis, Medhi Subhash, Verghese Alice, Raish Mohammad, Theamboonlers Apiradee, Poovorawan Yong, Kar Premashis
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AIM: To undertake analysis of hepatitis A viral load, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and viral genotypes with duration of viremia, and to correlate these parameters with CD4(+)/ CD8(+) lymphocyte populations that control cell-mediated immunity. METHODS: Cell counts were carried out using fresh whole blood collected in EDTA vials using a fluorescence activated cell sorter. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) RNA was...
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