A recent report has described the molecular cloning and characterization of a novel, single-stranded DNA virus, named TT virus (TTV), which was present in the sera of Japanese patients with posttransfusion hepatitis of unknown etiology [Okamoto et al. (1998) Hepatology Research 10:1-16]. Using a nes
High prevalance of TT virus infection in Japanese patients with liver diseases and in blood donors
โ Scribed by Takanobu Kato; Masashi Mizokami; Etsuro Orito; Tatsunori Nakano; Yasuhito Tanaka; Ryuzo Ueda; Noboru Hirashima; Yoshihiko Iijima; Tetsuo Kato; Fuminaka Sugauchi; Motokazu Mukaide; Kazuhide Shimamatsu; Masayoshi Kage; Masamichi Kojiro
- Book ID
- 118569048
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 746 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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