Prevalence and molecular epidemiology of GB virus C/Hepatitis G virus infection in mongolia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-148

  Kondo, Yutaka ^a   Mizokami, Masashi ^a   Nakano, Tatsunori ^a   Kato, Takanobu ^a   Ueda, Ryuzo ^a   Mukaide, Motokazu ^b   Hikiji, Kazumasa ^b   Ishida, Takafumi ^c   Dorjsuren, Dorjibal ^d   Dashnyam, Bumbein ^d   Oyunsuren, Tsendsuren ^d  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b SRL INC   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Academy of Science   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

5' UTR; GBV C; GBV C HGV; HGV; Mongolia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONGOLIA; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MONGOLIA; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030978406     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199706)52:2<143::AID-JMV4>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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