Is there any association between hepatitis G virus (HGV), other hepatitis viruses (HBV, HCV) and Behçet's disease?

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 361-364

  Özkan, Şebnem ^a   Toklu, Tuncer ^a   Ilknur, Turna ^a   Abacioǧlu, Hakan ^a   Soyal, M Cüneyt ^a   Güneş, Ali Tahsin ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Beh et's disease; Hepatitis B virus (HBV); Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Hepatitis H virus (HGV); Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY;

EID: 21144444962     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2005.tb00907.x     Document Type: Article

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