Prevalence of hepatitis G virus and characterization of viral genome in Ghana

Hepatology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-231

  Saito, Takahide ^a   Ishikawa, Koh Ichi ^a   Osei Kwasi, Mubarak ^b   Kaneko, Tamiko ^a   Brandful, James A M ^b   Nuvor, Victor ^b   Aidoo, Simeon ^b   Ampofo, William ^b   Apeagyei, Frank A ^c   Ansah, Jane E ^c   Adu Sarkodie, Yaw ^d   Nkrumah, Francis K ^b   Abe, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c 37 Military Hospital ^*  (Ghana)

^d KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Full length sequence of Ghanaian HGV isolate (HGV GA128); Ghana; Hepatitis G virus (HGV) genome; HGV genotypes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PASSIVE HEMAGGLUTINATION; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0032936876     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6346(98)00095-3     Document Type: Article

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