Presence of TTV DNA in serum, liver and peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with chronic hepatitis

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 440-447

  Lopez Alcorocho J M ^a   Mariscal, L F ^a   De Lucas, S ^a   Rodriguez Inigo E ^a   Casqueiro, M ^a   Castillo, I ^a   Bartolome J ^a   Herrero, M ^a   Manzano, M L ^a   Pardo, M ^a   Carreno V ^a,b  

^a Hospital Pardo De Aravaca   (Spain)

^b Fundacion para el Estudio de Las Hepatitis Virales   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Phylogenetic analysis; Polymerase chain reaction; Transfusion transmitted virus

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIVER; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 0033652619     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2000.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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