TT virus has a ubiquitous diffusion in human body tissues: Analyses of paired serum and tissue samples

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-102

  Pollicino, T ^a   Raffa, G ^a   Squadrito, G ^a   Costantino, L ^a   Cacciola, I ^a   Brancatelli, S ^a   Alafaci, C ^a   Florio, M G ^a   Raimondo, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Extrahepatic disease; Liver disease; TTV genotypes; TTV DNA; Viral heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERUM; TISSUE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 0037351590     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2003.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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