Molecular analysis of GB virus C isolates in Belgian hemodialysis patients

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 118-122

  Liu, Hsin Fu ^a   Cornu, Chantal ^a   Jadoul, Michel ^a   Dahan, Karin ^a   Loute, Guy ^b   Goubau, Patrick ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b Department of Nephrology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

5' non coding; GB virus C; Hepatitis G virus; Phylogenetic analysis; Region

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BELGIUM; DNA, VIRAL; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RENAL DIALYSIS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031898765     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199806)55:2<118::AID-JMV6>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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