GB virus C/hepatitis G virus in Japanese patients with sporadic acute non A-E hepatitis

Hepatology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-28

  Del Carmen Parquet, Maria ^a,b   Yatsuhashi, Hiroshi ^a   Yano, Michitami ^a   Igarashi, Akira ^b  

^a Institute for Clinical Research   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community acquired hepatitis; GB virus C; Hepatitis G virus; Japan; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0032416384     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6346(98)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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