Detection and Genotyping of TT Virus in Healthy and Subjects with HBV or HCV in Different Populations in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 502-508

  Al Moslih, Moslih I ^a   Abuodeh, Raed O ^a   Hu, Yu Wen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Genetic heterogeneity; HBV; HCV; Healthy; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PREVALENCE; SUPERINFECTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNTRANSLATED REGION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNTRANSLATED REGIONS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS; TT VIRUS;

EID: 1642539172     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20017     Document Type: Article

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