To examine the prevalence of hepatitis G virus (HGV) in end-stage liver disease of unknown cause and the role of HGV infection in posttransplantation hepatitis, we studied 46 patients undergoing liver transplantation (mean age, 50 years; M:F, 18:28) with cryptogenic cirrhosis. HGV RNA was detected b
638 Seronegative autoimmune hepatitis in patients with cryptogenic liver disease — absence of exogenous viral sequences in cryptogenic liver disease
✍ Scribed by S. Heringlake; A. Schüttee; A. Sauere; G. Hunsmann; W. Schmiegel; M. Mannss
- Book ID
- 117374914
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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