Prevalence and clinical significance of hepatitis G virus infection in adult beta-thalassaemia major patients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 904-907

  Sampietro, Maurizio ^a,b   Corbetta, Noemi ^a   Cerino, Mario ^a   Fabiani, Paola ^a   Ticozzi, Anna ^b   Orlandi, Anna ^b   Lunghi, Giovanna ^a   Fargion, Silvia ^a   Fiorelli, Gemino ^a   Cappellini, Maria Domenica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus; Thalassaemia major; Viral hepatitis; Viral interference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VIREMIA; VIRUS INTERFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 8544222764     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.1402955.x     Document Type: Article

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