Absence of the negative strand of GBV-C/HGV RNA from the liver

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 383-388

  Laras, Andreas ^a   Zacharakis, George ^a   Hadziyannis, Stephanos J ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

GB virus C; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus; Viral replication

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032995107     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(99)80094-4     Document Type: Article

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