GB virus C/hepatitis G viremia and antibody response to the E2 protein of hepatitis G virus in hemodialysis patients

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-428

  Okuda, Michiari ^a   Hino, Keisuke ^a,e   Korenaga, Masaaki ^a   Yamaguchi, Yuhki ^a   Katoh, Yoshiharu ^a   Mukaide, Motokazu ^b   Kaneda, Yoshitaka ^c   Minaminozono, Takashi ^d   Okita, Kiwamu ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SRL INC   (Japan)

^c Konan Saint Hill Hospital   (Japan)

^d Minaminozono Clinic   (Japan)

^e YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

GBV C HGV clearance; GBV C HGV RNA; GBV C HGV RNA level; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; COHORT STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIREMIA;

EID: 0034088451     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200006000-00014     Document Type: Article

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