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TT virus (TTV) genotyping in blood donors and multiple transfused patients in Brazil.
Virus genes - 1 Dec 2007
de Castro Amarante Maria Fernanda, Kashima Simone, Covas Dimas Tadeu
Abstract excerpt
TT virus (TTV) is widely distributed in the general population. The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence and distribution of TTV genotypes among blood donor candidates and multiple transfused patients in the Southeast region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. TTV-DNA detection by amplification of a segment of the ORF-1 region, presented a prevalence of 11.9% in 270 serum samples from...
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