TT viruses: How much do we know?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-10

  Abraham, Priya ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SUPERINFECTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CIRCOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 24044478139     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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