Detection of serologic responses to GB virus C/ hepatitis G virus infection

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-227

  Lo, Shih Yen ^a,c   Ku, Chia Wen ^a   Ma, Hsin Chieh ^a   Li, Yi Hwei ^a   Yu, Jui Hung ^a   Lin, Hsien Hong ^b   Lua, Ahai C ^a   Lee, Ming Liang ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Buddhist Tzu Chi C of Med and Hum   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORE PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN E2, GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; VIREMIA; WESTERN BLOTTING; BLOOD; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; RACE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; TAIWAN; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0036735113     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(02)90115-3     Document Type: Article

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