Prevalence and persistence of a novel DNA TT virus (TTV) infection in Japanese haemophiliacs

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 626-629

  Takayama, Shigenobu ^a,d   Miura, T ^b   Matsuo, S ^c   Taki, M ^d   Sugh, S ^e  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Haga Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^c KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e St Marianna Univ Yokohamashi S ^*

Author keywords

ALT; Blood transmissible hepatotropic virus; TT virus; TTV DNA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA VIRUS; HEMOPHILIA; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033057087     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01207.x     Document Type: Article

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