Viremia, genetic heterogeneity, and immunity to hepatitis G/GB-C virus in multiply transfused patients with thalassemia

Transfusion

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-306

  Zemel, R ^a   Dickman, R ^a   Tamary, H ^b   Bukh, J ^c   Zaizov, R ^d   Tur Kaspa, R ^e  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Children's Medical Center   (United States)

^e Dept of Med D and the Liver Inst

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031915696     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1998.38398222876.x     Document Type: Article

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