Is GBV-C (hepatitis G virus) an innocent bystander?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 763-766

  Okuda, K ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0031831616     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00730.x     Document Type: Editorial

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