GB virus C infection in patients who underwent liver transplantation

Liver

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 238-243

  Ross, R S ^a   Vlazov, S ^a   Kruppenbacher, J P ^a   Elsner, S ^a   Sarr, S ^a   Lange, R ^a   Eigler, F W ^a   Roggendorf, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; GB virus C; Orthotopic liver transplantation; Phylogenetic analysis; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0030716410     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1997.tb01024.x     Document Type: Article

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