Low prevalence of hepatitis G virus antibodies in glomerular diseases

Nephron

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 472-473

  Cengiz, Kuddusi ^a   Günaydin, Murat ^a   Bedir, Abdulkerim ^a   Pekbay, Ayhan ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Glomerular diseases; Hepatitis G virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; GLOMERULOPATHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0031873082     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000045095     Document Type: Article

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