Influence of TT virus infection on the thrombocytopenia of patients with chronic liver disease

Hepatology Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 288-300

  Tokita, Hajime ^a   Murai, Seiyou ^a   Kamitsukasa, Hiroshi ^a   Yagura, Michiyasu ^a   Harada, Hideharu ^a   Takahashi, Masaharu ^b   Okamoto, Hiroaki ^b  

^a National Tokyo Hospital   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Hematological parameters; Platelet count; TT virus (TTV)

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STAGING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0034967068     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(00)00146-7     Document Type: Article

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