Hepatitis G and hepatitis C RNA viruses coexisting in cryoglobulinemia

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 925-928

  Tepper, Jamie L ^a,b   Feinman, Saya V ^a   D'Costa, Loretta ^a   Sooknannan, Roy ^a   Pruzanski, Waldemar ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOGLOBULINS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0031921291     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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