Infection with GB virus C/hepatitis G virus in Brazilian hemodialysis and hepatitis patients and asymptomatic individuals

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-67

  Lampe, Elisabeth ^a   Saback, Felipe L ^a   Yoshida, Clara F T ^a   Niel, Christian ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

non structural 5 region; nucleotide sequencing; phylogenetic analysis; polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RENAL DIALYSIS; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

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

EID: 0030982058     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199705)52:1<61::AID-JMV10>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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