Similar frequency of TT virus infection in patients with liver enzyme elevations and healthy subjects

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 434-436

  Kadayifc, A ^a,b,c   Gunet, C ^a   Uygun', A ^b   Kubar, A ^b   Bagcp, S ^a   Dagalp', K ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Orner Asim Aksoy Cad   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LIVER ENZYME; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA VIRUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 0034804196     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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