Article
The predominance of hepatitis delta virus genotype I among chronically infected Italian patients.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Mar 1997
Niro G A, Smedile A, Andriulli A, Rizzetto M, Gerin J L, Casey J L
Abstract excerpt
The sera of 46 Italian patients with chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection were analyzed for HDV RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. Genetic analysis of sequences amplified from two regions of the HDV genome indicated that all HDV RNA-positive patients (98%) were infecte...
Topics
- Adult
- Conserved Sequence
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis Delta Virus
- Hepatitis, Chronic
- Humans
- Italy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral