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Detection and genotyping of torque teno virus (TTV) in healthy blood donors and patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2015
AbuOdeh Raed, Al-Mawlawi Naema, Al-Qahtani Ahmed A, Bohol Marie Fe F, Al-Ahdal Mohammed N, Hasan Haydar A, AbuOdeh Lamees, Nasrallah Gheyath K
Abstract excerpt
Torque Teno virus (TTV) has been associated with non A-G hepatitis. The goal of this study was to estimate the infection rates and genotypic characteristics of TTV in the State of Qatar. A total of 644 blood samples representing different nationalities: (i) Qatari (118) and (ii) non-Qatari (526) nationals (mostly from Arab and South Eeast Asia countries) were tested for the presence of TTV DNA by nested PCR. The...
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