Natural history and molecular biology of hepatitis G virus/GB virus C

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 103-111

  Karayiannis, Peter ^a   Pickering, Jason ^a   Zampino, Rosa ^a   Thomas, Howard C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flaviviridae; Hepatitis G virus (HGV); Molecular biology; Natural history

Indexed keywords

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS;

FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032527513     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0197(98)00033-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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