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"Prevalence of Hepatitis G Virus in Patients Diagnosed of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Alcoholic Cirrhosis."
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, November 10th, 1997
According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 37th ICAAC, held September 28 - October 1, 1997, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, "To assess the presence of Hepatitis G Virus (HGV) in patients diagnosed of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and alcoholic cirrhosis (AC), we studied the sera of 81 patients (38 HCC and 43 AC). RNA-HGV was defined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, amplifying the NS3 region of the viral genome, and detected by hybridization with a degenerated probe. Serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) were detected with standard assays. None of the AC patients were HBsAg and/or anti-HCV positive. Among the 38 HCC patients...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1997-11-10)
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