GBV-C/HGV: A new human hepatitis-related virus

Research in Virology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 119-122

  Zanetti, Alessandro R ^b   Tanzi, E ^c   Romano L ^c   Galli, C ^a  

^a ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

GBV C HGV; new hepatitis viruses; viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLAVIVIRUS; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION;

FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS GB VIRUS B; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0030941118     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2516(97)89895-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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