Published in Blood Weekly, August 26th, 2004
According to recent research published in the journal Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, "SEN virus (SENV) is a circular single stranded DNA virus that has been first characterized in the serum of a human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patient."
"Eight genotypes of SENV (A-H) have been identified and further recognized as variants of TT virus (TTV) in the family Circoviridae. Here we describe the first genomic characterization of a SENV isolate (5-A) from South America," L. Diniz-Mendez and coauthors reported.
"Using 'universal'...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2004-08-26)
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