Insignificant role of hepatitis G virus infection in patients with liver enzyme elevations of unknown etiology

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-76

  Uygun, Ahmet ^a   Kadayifci, Abdurrahman ^a   Kubar, Ayhan ^a   Tuzun, Ahmet ^a   Erdil, Ahmet ^a   Gulsen, Mustafa ^a   Bagci, Sait ^a   Karaeren, Necmettin ^a   Dagalp, Kemal ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aminotransferase elevation; Hepatitis G; HGV; Liver injury

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEATOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0033948548     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200007000-00017     Document Type: Article

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