Prevalence and genotype distribution of TT virus in various specimen types from thalassaemic patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 304-309

  Chan, P K S ^a   Chik, K W ^a   Li, C K ^a   Tang, N L S ^a   Ming, M S K ^a   Cheung, J L K ^a   Ng, K C ^a   Yuen, P M P ^a   Cheng, A F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotype; Thalassaemia; Transmission; Tropism; TT virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; THALASSEMIA; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; URINALYSIS;

DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 0034918155     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2001.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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