Prevalence of hepatitis G virus infection and homology of different viral strains in Southern China

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1081-1087

  Li, Gang ^a   Ma, Hui Hui ^a   Yao, Chun Lan ^a   Chong, Yu Tian ^a   Yao, Ji Lu ^a   Lau, George K K ^b   Leung, Yin Kit ^c   Tang, Wen Hui ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^d KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; AGED; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHINA; COMMUNITY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A TO E; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERUM; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 0036899185     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i6.1081     Document Type: Article

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