Detection of antibodies to E2-protein of GB virus-C/hepatitis G virus in patients with acute posttransfusion hepatitis

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-89

  Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a   Lu, Rei Hwa ^a   Chan, Cho Yu ^a   Chang, Full Young ^a   Lee, Shou Dong ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute posttransfusion hepatitis; Anti E2 of GBV C HGV; GBV C HGV; GBV C HGV RNA

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPERINFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

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

EID: 0032889960     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199901)57:1<85::AID-JMV13>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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