Molecular epidemiology and genotyping of TT virus isolated from Saudi blood donors and hepatitis patients

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 444-449

  Al Mozaini, Maha A ^a   Al Ahdal, Mohammed N ^a   Kessie, George ^a,c   Dela Cruz, Damian M ^a   Rezeig, Mohammed A ^a   Al Shammary, Fajad J ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Gene Logic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS DNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS NON A TO G; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUPERINFECTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 33846697764     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: 13199226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.444     Document Type: Article

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