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Association between fulminant hepatic failure and a strain of GBV virus C.
Lancet (London, England) - 14 Dec 1996
Heringlake S, Osterkamp S, Trautwein C, Tillmann H L, Böker K, Muerhoff S, Mushahwar I K, Hunsmann G, Manns M P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The GB virus C (GBV-C) and the hepatitis G virus (HGV) have been detected in patients with acute indeterminant hepatitis and post-transfusion hepatitis. However, the role of the new hepatitis viruses in the aetiology of fulminant hepatitis is little understood. We investigated the presence of GBV-C/HGV in patients with fulminant hepatic failure. METHODS: Serum samples from 22 German patients with...
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